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Bill C-20 · 43th Parliament · Justin Trudeau

An Act to amend the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act

Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.

federal-provincial relations

  1. IntroducedFeb. 3, 2021
  2. Debated in principleNot reached
  3. Studied by a committeeNot reached
  4. Passed its first chamberNot reached
  5. Passed the second chamberNot reached
  6. Became lawNot reached

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  1. Justin TrudeauPrime Minister

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What it set out to do

On 3 February 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-20, An Act to amend the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-20 amends the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Additional Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make an additional fiscal equalization offset payment to Nova Scotia for the 2020-2021 fiscal year and to extend that Minister’s authority to make additional fiscal equalization offset payments to Nova Scotia until March 31, 2023.

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