Bill S-217 explained in plain English
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (successive contracts for services)
Federal Parliament bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
At a glance
Official Parliament of Canada snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. MP vote breakdowns appear when the House of Commons publishes a recorded division export for that bill. Senate and House stage details include official debate/sitting links when LEGISinfo publishes them.
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Source: By PoliticalData.ca
Bill S-217 seeks to amend the Canada Labour Code to include a broader range of air transportation service jobs under the regulations for successive service contracts.
Bill S-217 proposes to amend Part I of the Canada Labour Code. It aims to add specific employment categories to the rules surrounding the awarding of successive contracts for services within the air transportation sector. The bill identifies specific roles such as aircraft mechanics, baggage handlers, and flight attendants, among others, that would be included under these provisions.
- Amends the Canada Labour Code to add specific employment categories to the section on successive contracts for services in the air transportation sector.
- Replaces paragraph 47.3(1)(a) of the Canada Labour Code to include a list of specified employee roles.
- Employers in the air transportation sector that provide services under successive contracts.
- Employees in various air transportation service roles, including but not limited to aircraft mechanics, baggage handlers, flight attendants, and pre-board security screening officers.
- The bill text does not specify when these amendments would come into effect.
- The bill text does not detail any specific financial impacts.
- The bill text does not outline any new penalties or enforcement mechanisms.
Modifies subsection 47.3(1)(a) to specify a broader list of employee roles when defining a 'previous contractor' in the context of successive service contracts within the air transportation sector.
Source: Section 1 of the Bill
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Official textParliamentary Process
We don't have a plain-language summary for First reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
On November 5, 2020, Senator Pierre J. Dalphond introduced Bill S-217, an act to amend the Canada Labour Code concerning successive contracts for services, during the first reading stage in the Senate.
This artifact documents the first reading of Bill S-217 in the Senate on November 5, 2020. This procedural step involves the introduction of the bill and its formal placement on the Senate's agenda. The Senate's sitting on this date also included numerous other proceedings such as senators' statements on various topics, routine proceedings like committee reports and notices of motions, question period addressing matters from veterans' benefits to carbon tax, and debates on other bills. The record shows that Senator Pierre J. Dalphond introduced Bill S-217, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (successive contracts for services). Following this introduction, the bill was read for the first time and scheduled for second reading two days later.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Second reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
During the Senate's second reading debate on Bill S-217, Senator Dalphond introduced the bill which seeks to provide wage protection for airport workers affected by contract flipping, a practice where new service contractors may lower wages for employees.
On May 4, 2021, the Senate began the second reading debate for Bill S-217, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code. Senator Pierre J. Dalphond introduced the bill, explaining that it aims to protect airport workers from wage reductions when their service contracts are transferred to new providers, a practice known as 'contract flipping.' He noted that existing protections only apply to pre-boarding security screening workers and that Bill S-217 would extend these protections to other airport service workers. Senator Dalphond also mentioned that the government had announced similar intentions in Budget 2021, which would be introduced as part of Bill C-30, and expressed hope that Bill S-217 would become moot once Bill C-30 was passed.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Third reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for First reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Second reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Consideration in committee yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Report stage yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Third reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
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Vote Summary
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