Bill C-20 explained in plain English
An Act respecting further COVID-19 measures
Federal Parliament bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
Short answer
The Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19) suspends time limits for legal proceedings and extends periods during the pandemic, with provisions for courts and ministers to adjust deadlines, while other acts amend tax, pension, and financial regulations to address pandemic impacts.
At a glance
Official Parliament of Canada snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st 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.
AI-generated from official bill text; automatically checked and spot-reviewed.
The Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19) suspends time limits for legal proceedings and extends periods during the pandemic, with provisions for courts and ministers to adjust deadlines, while other acts amend tax, pension, and financial regulations to address pandemic impacts.
The Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19) suspends time limits and extends periods for legal proceedings during the pandemic. Courts can vary or extend time limits for cases started before March 13, 2020, to September 13, 2020. The Minister of Justice can suspend or extend time limits under specific statutes and regulations until September 30, 2020. Other legislative changes include amendments to the Income Tax Act (e.g., deemed overpayments, disability payments), Pension Acts (e.g., superannuation adjustments), and financial regulations (e.g., import measures, revenue decline tests). These changes aim to address pandemic-related disruptions to legal and financial processes.
- Suspends time limits for court proceedings from March 13, 2020, to September 13, 2020, allowing courts to vary or extend periods as needed.
- Authorizes the Minister of Justice to suspend or extend time limits under specific statutes and regulations until September 30, 2020.
- Amends the Income Tax Act to address deemed overpayments, revenue decline tests, and one-time disability payments.
- Modifies Pension Acts to adjust superannuation measures and import-related provisions.
- Updates financial regulations to include pandemic-related adjustments for revenue decline tests and import measures.
- Courts and legal proceedings (due to suspended time limits).
- Taxpayers and the Canada Revenue Agency (due to income tax amendments).
- Pension beneficiaries and superannuation funds (due to pension act changes).
- Importers and businesses subject to financial regulations (due to updated import measures).
- The exact scope of ministerial authority under the Time Limits and Other Periods Act is not fully detailed in the provided text.
- The specific applications of amendments to the Income Tax Act, Pension Acts, and financial regulations are not fully outlined in the provided text.
Legal deadlines are paused or extended to ensure courts can manage cases during the pandemic.
Tax rules are adjusted to handle pandemic-related financial impacts, such as overpayments and disability benefits.
Pension and superannuation rules are adjusted to address pandemic-related financial challenges.
Financial regulations are revised to account for pandemic-related economic disruptions.
Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. Coverage is limited to the official text extracted for this bill version.
Official textParliamentary Process
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 First reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Debates of the Senate 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 Debate at second reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Debates of the Senate 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.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Debate at third reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Debates of the Senate 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 Introduction and first reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Sponsor’s speech yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Response speech yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Response speech yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Response speech 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 Debate at second reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Sponsor’s speech yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Response speech yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Response speech yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Response speech yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Debate at 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 Committee report presented without an amendment 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 Concurrence at 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.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Debate at third reading yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Royal assent yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
We don't have a plain-language summary for Debates of the Senate yet. The official source linked below is the full record.
Debate and sitting links point to official parliamentary sources when LEGISinfo publishes them. Any plain-language discussion summaries should be generated from those official texts and reviewed before public display.
Vote Summary
This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.
No published representative vote breakdown
The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.
Official sources
This plain-English summary is based on official legislative sources and public records. It is intended for civic education and is not legal advice.
How this data is sourced