Human Resources Legislative Update

Federal Budget Bill (C-45) Passes Third Reading

Human Resources Legislative Update

Federal Budget Bill (C-45) Passes Third Reading

Date: December 6, 2012

On December 5, 2012, Bill C-45, Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, passed Third Reading in the House of Commons and will proceed to the Senate for debate.

As previously reported, Bill C-45 is the federal government’s second omnibus budget bill which, if passed, will give effect to certain initiatives contained in its Budget 2012.

For more information on Bill C-45, see our FTR Now of October 26, 2012, “Federal Government Introduces Second Budget Implementation Bill.”