An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation)

Short title: Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act Bill C-14 (44-1) Status: Royal assent received Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities (Beauséjour) Latest stage: Royal assent Legislative

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summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information, Education and Research Services of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive

summary is available.<br/><br/>On 24 March 2022, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities introduced Bill C-14,

An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation) (Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act) and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-14 amends

section 51 of the Constitution Act, 1867 to provide that, when the number of members of the House of Commons and the representation of the provinces in that House are readjusted on the completion of each decennial census, a province will not have fewer members assigned to it than were assigned during the 43rd Parliament.

It also includes transitional measures providing for the application of that amendment to the readjustment of electoral boundaries under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act following the 2021 decennial census.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2022-03-24) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2022-05-18) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2022-06-10) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2022-06-15) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2022-06-15) Senate — First reading: Completed (2022-06-16) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2022-06-20) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2022-06-21) LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-14