An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement)
Sponsor:
Kamal Khera, Minister of Seniors (Brampton West)
Proposed changes
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On 8 February 2022, the Minister of Seniors introduced Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement) and it was given first reading.
Bill C-12 amends the Old Age Security Act to exclude from a person’s income any payment under the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act, Part VIII.4 of the Employment Insurance Act, the Canada Recovery Benefits Act or the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act for the purposes of calculating the amount of the guaranteed income supplement and allowances payable in respect of any month after June 2022.
Committee study
After second reading, a examines the bill clause by clause.
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
(SOCI)
2 meetings
between February 25 and February 28, 2022
“Discussions related to Bill C-12, Net Zero Legislation and its implications to the oil and gas sector.”
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What MPs said
The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.