HUMA Committee Report
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| In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, September 20, 2023, your committee has considered Bill C-318, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (adoptive and intended parents), and agreed on Monday, January 29, 2024, to report it with the following amendments: Clause 1 That Bill C-318, in Clause 1, be amended by adding after line 16 on page 1 the following: “(1.2) For greater certainty, in this Part, a reference to the placement of one or more children with a claimant for the purpose of adoption includes a situation in which one or more Indigenous children are placed, in accordance with the customs or traditions of the Indigenous group, community or people to which they belong, with a claimant, other than their parent, for the purpose of giving the claimant primary responsibility for providing their day-to-day care.” Clause 8 That Bill C-318, in Clause 8, be amended by adding after line 33 on page 5 the following: “(1.2) For greater certainty, in this Part, a reference to the placement of one or more children with a self-employed person for the purpose of adoption includes a situation in which one or more Indigenous children are placed, in accordance with the customs or traditions of the Indigenous group, community or people to which they belong, with a self-employed person, other than their parent, for the purpose of giving the self-employed person primary responsibility for providing their day-to-day care.” Clause 14 That Bill C-318, in Clause 14, be amended by adding after line 14 on page 10 the following: “(3.3) For greater certainty, in this section, a reference to a child who is in the care of an employee for the purpose of adoption includes an Indigenous child placed, in accordance with the customs or traditions of the Indigenous group, community or people to which the child belongs, with an employee, other than the child’s parent, for the purpose of giving the employee primary responsibility for providing the child’s day-to-day care.” Clause 17 That Bill C-318, in Clause 17, be amended by adding after line 17 on page 12 the following: “(3.3) For greater certainty, in this section, a reference to a child who is in the care of an employee for the purpose of adoption includes an Indigenous child placed, in accordance with the customs or traditions of the Indigenous group, community or people to which the child belongs, with an employee, other than the child’s parent, for the purpose of giving the employee primary responsibility for providing the child’s day-to-day care.” |
| Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-318, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage. |
| A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 91, 92 and 96) is tabled. |