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Wednesday, April 26, 2023 (No. 185)

Report Stage of Bills

Bill C-13

An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 2, be amended by

(a) replacing, in the English version, line 39 on page 2 with the following:

ties, including by restoring and increasing their demo-

(b) replacing, in the English version, line 44 on page 2 with the following:

ties, including by restoring and increasing their demo-

Motion No. 2 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 8 on page 4 with the following:

taking into account the fact that French is in a minority situation in Canada and North America due to the predominant use of English and that there is a diversity of provincial and territorial language regimes that contribute to that advancement, including Quebec’s Charter of the French Language, which provides that French is the official language of Quebec;

(b.2) advance the existence of a majority-French soci-

Motion No. 3 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended by

(a) replacing line 14 on page 4 with the following:

2.1 (1) The President of the Treasury Board is responsible for exercising

(b) replacing lines 17 and 18 on page 4 with the following:

(2) The President of the Treasury Board shall, in consultation with the other ministers of the Crown, coordinate the implementa-

Motion No. 4 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 6, be amended by deleting lines 23 to 28 on page 5.

Motion No. 5 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 14 on page 6 with the following:

d) ces droits doivent être interprétés en tenant compte du fait

Motion No. 6 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 14, be amended by

(a) adding after line 2 on page 11 the following:

33.1 In this Part, “employee” includes an employee who represents the employer, a person who performs for an employer activities whose primary purpose is to enable the person to acquire knowledge or experience and a person who has been placed by a temporary help agency.

(b) replacing lines 7 to 13 on page 11 with the following:

(2) A person appointed by the Governor in Council to the position of deputy minister or associate deputy minister or a position of an equivalent rank in a department named in Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act shall, on their appointment, take the language training that is necessary to be able to speak and understand clearly both official languages.

Motion No. 7 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 16, be amended by

(a) replacing lines 3 to 11 on page 12 with the following:

use of both official languages, managers and supervisors are able to communicate in both official languages with employees of the institution in carrying out their managerial or supervisory responsibilities; and

(b) adding after line 15 on page 12 the following:

(3.1) Paragraph 36(1)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(c) ensure that, if it is appropriate in order to create a work environment that is conducive to the effective use of both official languages,

(i) managers and supervisors are able to communicate in both official languages with employees of the institution in carrying out their managerial or supervisory responsibilities, and

(ii) employees are supervised by their managers and supervisors in the official language of their choice, regardless of the linguistic identification of their position; and

(5) Section 36 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) Nothing in subparagraph (1)(c)(ii) abrogates or derogates from the right of a person to hold a position or carry out managerial or supervisory responsibilities in a federal institution if they held that position or carried out those responsibilities in the institution immediately before the coming into force of that subparagraph.

Motion No. 8 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 21, be amended by

(a) replacing line 19 on page 14 with the following:

(4) The Government of Canada shall estimate periodically,

(b) replacing line 31 on page 16 with the following:

these mechanisms shall take into account the obligations set

Motion No. 9 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 22, be amended by replacing line 38 on page 18 to line 2 on page 19 with the following:

43 (1) The Minister of Canadian Heritage shall advance the equality of status and use of English and French in Canadian society, and to that end may take measures to

Motion No. 10 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 50, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 9 on page 44 with the following:

(2) Le ministre du Patrimoine canadien fait déposer un rapport de l’examen devant chaque

Motion No. 11 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13 be amended by adding after line 30 on page 44 the following new clause:

“Review and Report

53.1 (1) Three years after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister of Canadian Heritage shall cause to be conducted a comprehensive review of the positive measures taken by federal institutions under the Official Languages Act in each province and territory.

(2) No later than one year after the day on which the review begins, the Minister shall cause a report on the review, including a detailed statement of the positive measures taken to protect and promote the French language and any findings or recommendations resulting from it, to be tabled in each House of Parliament.”

Motion No. 12 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13 be amended by adding after line 30 on page 44 the following new clause:

“Review and Report

53.1 (1) Three years after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister of Canadian Heritage shall cause to be conducted a comprehensive review of the Official Languages Act and its administration in Quebec that can give rise to amendments to the provisions of the Official Languages Act that have a direct impact on the decline of the French language in Quebec.

(2) No later than one year after the day on which the review begins, the Minister shall cause a report on the review, including any findings or recommendations resulting from it, to be tabled in each House of Parliament.”

Motion No. 13 — April 25, 2023 — — That Bill C-13 be amended by adding after line 30 on page 44 the following new clause:

“Review and Report

53.1 (1) Three years after the day on which this Act comes into force, and every three years after that, the Minister of Canadian Heritage shall cause to be conducted a comprehensive review of

(a) the positive measures taken by federal institutions under the Official Languages Act in each province and territory; and

(b) the Official Languages Act and its administration in Quebec, which review can give rise to amendments to the provisions of the Official Languages Act that have a direct impact on the decline of the French language in Quebec.

Motion No. 14 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 54, be amended by

(a) replacing lines 1 and 2 on page 67 with the following:

respect to any language other than French, including English and any Indigenous language.

(b) replacing line 5 on page 67 with the following:

ment of languages other than French, nor with

(3) Nothing in this Act is to be interpreted as prohibiting the use of languages other than French, including English and any Indigenous language, within federally regulated private businesses.

Motion No. 15 — April 24, 2023 — — That Bill C-13, in Clause 71, be amended by adding after line 39 on page 75 the following:

(1.1) Subsections 16(3.1) and (5) come into force on the second anniversary of the day on which this Act receives royal assent.


Bill S-5
An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — March 24, 2023 — — That the amendment to Clause 9 of Bill S-5 be deleted.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— March 27, 2023

— March 29, 2023

Motion No. 2 — April 24, 2023 — — That the amendment to clause 39.1 of Bill S-5 be amended by replacing subsections 108.1(1) and (2) with the following:

“108.1 (1) If the information that the Ministers assess under subsection 108(1) or (2) is in respect of a vertebrate or a prescribed living organism or group of living organisms, the Ministers shall ensure that the public is provided with the opportunity to bring forward any relevant Indigenous knowledge and scientific information before the expiry of the period for assessing that information.

(2) If the Minister is provided under paragraph 106(1)(a) with information in respect of a vertebrate or a prescribed living organism or group of living organisms, the Minister shall publish that information in the Environmental Registry within five days after its receipt.”

Motion No. 3 — April 24, 2023 — — That the amendment to Clause 44.1 of Bill S-5 be amended by adding the following after paragraph 114(1)(g.1):

“(g.2) prescribing processes for the consideration of Indigenous knowledge and scientific information provided to the Ministers under subsection 108.1(1);”