An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act
An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act. Royal assent March 30, 2023 (S.C. 2023, c. 7). Distributes the one-time $2 billion federal-provincial-territorial health top-up agreed at the February 7, 2023 First Ministers' Meeting. Allocates the funds across provinces and territories on a per-capita basis with northern and Atlantic top-ups, alongside the broader $46 billion in additional federal health-care funding over 10 years that the meeting committed to (the rest of which flowed through bilateral agreements and Canada Health Transfer increases). Sponsored by Chrystia Freeland as Minister of Finance.
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Distributed the one-time $2 billion top-up to the Canada Health Transfer agreed at the February 2023 First Ministers' Meeting, shared among the provinces and territories per capita with extra for the North and Atlantic. Part of a larger $46-billion, 10-year federal health-funding deal. A government bill.
Issues this bill touches
- Healthcare
Distributes the 2023 federal-provincial health-deal money: a one-time top-up to the Canada Health Transfer and bilateral funds.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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Third reading in the House of Commons.
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First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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Third reading in the Senate.
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Royal assent received.
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Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Bill formally introduced; printed text becomes available.
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Sponsored by
Chrystia FreelandLIBERALOfficial source
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