The House of Commons and the Senate have adjourned for the summer break. The House is scheduled to resume on Monday, Sept. 18 and the Senate is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
House of Commons
S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading)
S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act (second reading)
C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second reading)
C-12, An Act to Amend the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act (second reading)
C-17, An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (committee)
C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act (second reading)
C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and the Financial Administration Act (committee)
C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (second reading)
C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim surcharge) (second reading)
C-32, An Act related to the repeal of section 159 of the Criminal Code (second reading)
C-33, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (second reading)
C-34, An Act to amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act and other Acts (second reading)
C-38, An Act to amend an Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons) (second reading)
C-39, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unconstitutional provisions) (second reading)
C-42, Veterans Well-being Act (second reading)
C-43, An Act respecting a payment to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to support a pan-Canadian artificial intelligence strategy (second reading)
C-45, Cannabis Act (committee)
C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) (committee)
C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code (amendments permitting the accession to the Arms Trade Treaty) (second reading)
C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (political financing) (committee)
C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act (committee)
C-52, An Act to amend Chapter 6 of the Statutes of Canada, 2012 (second reading)
C-55, An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act (second reading)
C-56, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Early Parole Act (second reading)
C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act (second reading)
C-58, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (second reading)
C-59, An Act respecting national security matters (second reading)
Senate
C-23, Preclearance Act (second reading)
C-25, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, Canada Cooperatives Act, Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and Competition Act (second reading)
C-36, An Act to amend the Statistics Act (second reading)
S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration) (considerations of amendments made by the House of Commons)
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