| Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act | |
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| Parliament of Canada | |
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| Passed by | House of Commons of Canada |
| Passed | June 15, 2022[1] |
| Passed by | Senate of Canada |
| Passed | June 21, 2022[2] |
| Royal assent | June 23, 2022[3] |
| Commenced | June 23, 2022[a] |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: House of Commons of Canada | |
| Bill title | Bill C-14 |
| Introduced by | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc |
| First reading | March 24, 2022[5] |
| Second reading | May 18, 2022[6] |
| Third reading | June 15, 2022[1] |
| Committee report | [1] |
| Second chamber: Senate of Canada | |
| Bill title | Bill C-14 |
| Member(s) in charge | Representative of the Government in the Senate Marc Gold |
| First reading | June 16, 2022[7] |
| Second reading | June 20, 2022[8] |
| Third reading | June 21, 2022[2] |
| Amends | |
| Related legislation | |
| Fair Representation Act | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act (French: Loi sur le maintien de la représentation des provinces à la Chambre des communes), also referred to as Bill C-14, is an act of the Parliament of Canada that was passed by the 44th Canadian Parliament in 2022. It made a section 44 amendment to the Constitution of Canada to guarantee that the province of Quebec would not lose a seat in the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution.[9] The Bill was introduced as Bill C-14 with the long title An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation).[10]
- ^ a b "Constitution Act" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons of Canada. June 15, 2022. p. 6768.
- ^ a b "Constitution Act, 1867" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. June 21, 2022. pp. 1773–1774.
- ^ "Royal Assent" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. June 23, 2022. pp. 1892–1893.
- ^ Bédard, Michel (2012-05-30). "Coming into Force of Federal Legislation". lop.parl.ca. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
Should an Act be silent as to its commencement date, the default rule is that the Act comes into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- ^ "Constitution Act" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons of Canada. March 24, 2022. p. 3473.
- ^ "Constitution Act" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons of Canada. May 18, 2022. p. 5539.
- ^ "Constitution Act, 1867" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. June 16, 2022. p. 1679.
- ^ "Constitution Act, 1867" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. June 20, 2022. p. 1716.
- ^ "Liberals table bill to protect number of Quebec seats in Parliament, a condition of deal with NDP". National Post. March 24, 2022.
- ^ "An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation)". Parliament of Canada. March 24, 2022.
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