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C-81PASSEDOTHERFEDERAL

Accessible Canada Act

An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada

Introduced
JUNE 20, 2018
Royal assent
JUNE 20, 2019
Latest recorded vote
43 / 54
Official record on parl.caLatest recorded step: Royal assent,

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stJun 20, 2018
  2. 2ndSep 26, 2018
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdNov 27, 2018
  5. SenateNov 28, 2018
  6. AssentJun 20, 2019

Bill overview

Bill C-81, “Accessible Canada Act”, is a federal bill from session 42-1. Its long title is “An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada”.

It reached first reading on June 20, 2018, second reading on September 26, 2018, third reading on November 27, 2018 and Senate consideration on November 28, 2018. It received royal assent on June 20, 2019.

In the recorded division on November 27, 2018 in the House of Commons, 43 members voted in favour and 54 against; 24 did not vote. In favour: Conservative (37), NDP (3) and Green (1). Against: Bloc Québécois (5). Liberal members split 2 for and 49 against. It is one of 2 recorded divisions linked to this bill.

This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.

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Vote roll

42th Parliament · November 27, 2018

2 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

43

Yea

54

Nay

0

Abstain

24

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — YEAGord Johns (NDP) — YEAJenny Kwan (NDP) — YEAElizabeth May (GPC) — YEAGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — NAYLouis Plamondon (BQ) — NAYLuc Thériault (BQ) — NAYMarilène Gill (BQ) — ABSENTMario Beaulieu (BQ) — NAYXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — NAYAndrew Scheer (CPC) — ABSENTArnold Viersen (CPC) — YEABen Lobb (CPC) — YEABernard Généreux (CPC) — ABSENTBlaine Calkins (CPC) — YEABlake Richards (CPC) — YEABob Zimmer (CPC) — ABSENTCheryl Gallant (CPC) — YEAChris Warkentin (CPC) — YEADan Albas (CPC) — YEADane Lloyd (CPC) — ABSENTDean Allison (CPC) — ABSENTGarnett Genuis (CPC) — YEAGlen Motz (CPC) — YEAGérard Deltell (CPC) — YEAJacques Gourde (CPC) — YEAJames Bezan (CPC) — YEAJamie Schmale (CPC) — YEAJohn Barlow (CPC) — ABSENTJohn Brassard (CPC) — YEAJohn Nater (CPC) — YEAJoël Godin (CPC) — YEAKelly Block (CPC) — YEAKelly McCauley (CPC) — YEAKerry Diotte (CPC) — YEAKevin Waugh (CPC) — YEALuc Berthold (CPC) — ABSENTMark Strahl (CPC) — YEAMel Arnold (CPC) — YEAMichael Chong (CPC) — ABSENTMichael Cooper (CPC) — YEAMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — YEAMike Lake (CPC) — YEAPat Kelly (CPC) — YEAPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — YEAPierre Poilievre (CPC) — YEARandy Hoback (CPC) — ABSENTRosemarie Falk (CPC) — YEAScott Reid (CPC) — YEAShannon Stubbs (CPC) — YEAStephanie Kusie (CPC) — YEATed Falk (CPC) — YEATodd Doherty (CPC) — ABSENTTom Kmiec (CPC) — YEAZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — YEAAhmed Hussen (LPC) — NAYAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — NAYAli Ehsassi (LPC) — NAYAngelo Iacono (LPC) — NAYAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — NAYAnju Dhillon (LPC) — NAYAnthony Housefather (LPC) — NAYBardish Chagger (LPC) — NAYChris Bittle (LPC) — NAYDarren Fisher (LPC) — NAYDavid McGuinty (LPC) — NAYDominic LeBlanc (LPC) — NAYDoug Eyolfson (LPC) — NAYEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — NAYFayçal El-Khoury (LPC) — NAYFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — ABSENTFrançois-Philippe Champagne (LPC) — NAYGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — NAYGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — NAYGreg Fergus (LPC) — NAYHedy Fry (LPC) — ABSENTIqra Khalid (LPC) — NAYJames Maloney (LPC) — NAYJean Yip (LPC) — NAYJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — NAYJoël Lightbound (LPC) — NAYJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — NAYJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — NAYJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — ABSENTKarina Gould (LPC) — NAYKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — NAYLinda Lapointe (LPC) — NAYMarc Miller (LPC) — ABSENTMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — YEAMark Gerretsen (LPC) — NAYMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — YEAMona Fortier (LPC) — ABSENTMélanie Joly (LPC) — NAYPatty Hajdu (LPC) — NAYPeter Fonseca (LPC) — ABSENTPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — ABSENTPeter Schiefke (LPC) — NAYRandeep Sarai (LPC) — ABSENTRon McKinnon (LPC) — NAYRuby Sahota (LPC) — NAYSalma Zahid (LPC) — NAYSean Casey (LPC) — NAYSean Fraser (LPC) — NAYSerge Cormier (LPC) — ABSENTSherry Romanado (LPC) — NAYSonia Sidhu (LPC) — NAYStephen Fuhr (LPC) — NAYSteven MacKinnon (LPC) — NAYStéphane Lauzon (LPC) — NAYSukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — NAYTerry Beech (LPC) — ABSENTTerry Duguid (LPC) — NAYTerry Sheehan (LPC) — NAYWayne Long (LPC) — NAYJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — ABSENTJustin Trudeau (LPC) — NAYNathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — ABSENTShaun Chen (LPC) — NAYAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — ABSENTCathay Wagantall (CPC) — YEARichard Martel (CPC) — YEASpeaker
YeaNayAbstainAbsent

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