Bill C-12 · 44th Parliament · Justin Trudeau
An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement)
Government bill. Became law.
- IntroducedFeb. 8, 2022
- Debated in principleFeb. 16, 2022
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberFeb. 16, 2022
- Passed the second chamberMarch 3, 2022
- Became lawMarch 3, 2022
Leading supporters
Ranked by the part each played: who is responsible for the bill, who carried it, and who spoke for it most.
- Justin TrudeauPrime Minister
Who carries this bill
Arrows run from the person responsible to those who answer to them on this bill. The critic leads the Senate’s scrutiny and answers to no one on it.
What it set out to do
The Library of Parliament does not prepare Legislative Summaries for self-explanatory measures. The following is a short summary: On 8 February 2022, the Minister of Seniors introduced Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement) and it was given first reading. Bill C-12 amends the Old Age Security Act to exclude from a person’s income any payment under the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act, Part VIII.4 of the Employment Insurance Act, the Canada Recovery Benefits Act or the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act for the purposes of calculating the amount of the guaranteed income supplement and allowances payable in respect of any month after June 2022.
Summary by the Library of Parliament.
Where members stand
Votes and debate for this bill have not been read yet.
How it changed on the way
63% of the text as introduced was changed or removed by the time it became law (320 words introduced, 280 passed).
substantial changeintent kept
The core provision excluding emergency benefits from income for GIS calculations after June 2022 stayed identical from introduction to passage. Only header dates in the recommendation section were altered.
How precisely it is written
preciseChallenging the law: HardDisputing a charge: Hard
The bill adds a narrow, date-specific deduction to the statutory definition of income, listing four exact payment sources that must be subtracted when calculating benefits after June 2022. No subjective standards, undefined terms or discretionary powers appear in the operative text.
Clear-cut
“for the purpose of determining benefits payable in respect of any month after June 2022”
Fixes both the purpose and a precise calendar cutoff, eliminating argument over timing.
Discretion. No power is delegated to ministers, officials or regulations; the deduction is automatic once the listed payments are identified.
Challenging the law itself. The provision is narrowly tailored to confer a benefit and engages no obvious Charter rights such as s. 7 or s. 15.
Disputing a charge under it. A person would need only to show receipt of a payment from one of the four named statutes, an objective fact that leaves little room for factual dispute.
Read by a language model from the royal assent text; every quoted phrase appears in the bill. A reading of the drafting, not legal advice.
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