Implementation of Economic and Fiscal Update Assented

Summary#

This Canada Gazette entry records a parliamentary notice about private bills and reports that on June 9, 2022 Royal Assent was given to An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures (Bill C-8, chapter 5, 2022). The notice says assent was signified in writing and both Houses of Parliament were notified the same day.

What it does#

• Notes that Standing Order 130 (about notices of intended applications for private bills) was published in the Canada Gazette on November 20, 2021. Contact information is given for the Private Members’ Business Office (House of Commons).
• Records that Her Excellency the Governor General signified Royal Assent by written declaration on June 9, 2022 to Bill C-8, chapter 5, 2022, and that both the Senate and the House of Commons were notified that day.

Who's affected#

• People and organizations tracking or applying for private bills in the House of Commons (the notice on Standing Order 130 relates to those procedures).
• Anyone affected by the measures in the December 14, 2021 economic and fiscal update. The Gazette entry does not list the specific provisions, so it’s not possible from this notice alone to say exactly which programs, taxes, or groups are affected.
• Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, since the item documents formal steps (notice and Royal Assent).

Why it matters#

• Royal Assent on June 9, 2022 means the named bill was formally assented to and the provisions it contains move from parliamentary approval toward becoming law. The entry itself does not describe those provisions.
• If you care about federal spending, taxes, or program changes promised in the December 14, 2021 economic and fiscal update, this confirms at least some of those measures were put into an enacted bill — you will need to read the Act or Bill C-8 itself to see what changed.