Bill C-525 (Historical)

Employees' Voting Rights Act

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act (certification and revocation — bargaining agent)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Blaine Calkins  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act to provide that the certification and decertification of a bargaining agent under these Acts must be achieved by a secret ballot vote-based majority.

Similar bills

C-525 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Employees' Voting Rights Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-525s:

C-525 (2010) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (maximum -- special benefits)
C-525 (2008) An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act (protection of the public)
C-525 (2004) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (literacy materials)

Votes

April 9, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
April 9, 2014 Passed That Bill C-525, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Labour Relations Act (certification and revocation — bargaining agent), as amended, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments].
April 9, 2014 Failed That Bill C-525, in Clause 4, be amended (a) by replacing line 14 on page 2 with the following: “employee who claims to represent at least 50%” (b) by replacing line 26 on page 2 with the following: “50% of the employees in the bargaining unit”
April 9, 2014 Failed That Bill C-525 be amended by deleting Clause 1.
Jan. 29, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 8th, 2014 / 7:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 8th, 2014 / 7:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 8th, 2014 / 7:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 8th, 2014 / 7:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

All those opposed will please say nay.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 8th, 2014 / 7:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 8th, 2014 / 7:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 8th, 2014 / 7:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

The recorded division on the motion stands deferred. The recorded division will also apply to Motions Nos. 3 to 6.

The House should now proceed with the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of the bill. However, pursuant to Standing Order 98, the recorded divisions stand deferred until Wednesday, April 9, 2014, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from April 8 consideration of Bill C-525, Employees' Voting Rights Act, as reported (with amendments) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No. 1.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 9th, 2014 / 6:10 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motions at report stage of Bill C-525, under private members' business.

The question is on Motion No. 1.

(The House divided on Motion No. 1, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #101

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 9th, 2014 / 6:20 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated.

The next question is on Motion No. 2. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 3 to 6.

(The House divided on Motion No. 2, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #102

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 9th, 2014 / 6:30 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare Motion No. 2 defeated. I therefore declare Motion Nos. 3 to 6 defeated.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 9th, 2014 / 6:30 p.m.

Conservative

Blaine Calkins Conservative Wetaskiwin, AB

moved that the bill as amended be concurred in.

Employees' Voting Rights ActPrivate Members' Business

April 9th, 2014 / 6:30 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?