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C-222 At second reading in the Senate Private Member’s Bill

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (death of a child)

Short title: Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Burden Act (Evan's Law)

Sponsor: Terry Beech, Member of Parliament (Burnaby North—Seymour)

Proposed changes

This enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act to provide that a person to whom employment insurance benefits are payable to care for a newborn child or a child placed with them for the purpose of adoption remains eligible to receive those benefits even if the child dies during the benefit period. It also amends the Canada Labour Code to provide that an employee who is entitled to maternity leave or to parental leave to care for a newborn child or a child who is in their care for the purpose of adoption remains entitled to the maternity leave or the parental leave even if the child dies during the period for which leave has been granted.

What MPs said

The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.

  • Terry Beech · Liberal

    Sponsor’s speech, October 24, 2025 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Jamil Jivani · Conservative

    Response speech, October 24, 2025 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Marilène Gill · Bloc Québécois

    Response speech, October 24, 2025 (House) · Read the transcript

Full debates and votes on OpenParliament.ca (an independent site)

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