C-266 — An Act to establish a national framework respecting skilled trades and labour mobility
Last action
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Commons
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House of Commons. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House of Commons.
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In plain language
This bill creates a national framework for skilled trades and labor mobility.
The bill establishes a framework aimed at improving the mobility of skilled workers across Canada. It seeks to streamline processes for recognizing trade qualifications and facilitate labor movement to meet workforce demands.
What this means for you
- Workers: This means easier access to job opportunities across Canada for skilled tradespeople.
- Families: Families with skilled workers might benefit from increased job mobility and opportunities in different regions.
- Small Business: Small businesses may have a larger pool of skilled workers to draw from for their hiring needs.
Bill Text
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Read C-266 on the official Canada source →Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 339 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (339)
339 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 339 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 124 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Liberal | 165 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bloc Québécois | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| NDP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 295 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 6% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (330)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Alexis Deschênes | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Andréanne Larouche | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Christine Normandin | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Claude DeBellefeuille | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Gabriel Ste-Marie | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Jean-Denis Garon | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Louis Plamondon | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Luc Thériault | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Marie-Hélène Gaudreau | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Marilène Gill | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Mario Beaulieu | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Mario Simard | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Martin Champoux | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Maxime Blanchette-Joncas | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Patrick Bonin | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Rhéal Éloi Fortin | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Sébastien Lemire | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Xavier Barsalou-Duval | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Yves Perron | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Yves-François Blanchet | Bloc Québécois | Nay |
| Aaron Gunn | Conservative | Yea |
| Adam Chambers | Conservative | Yea |
| Alex Ruff | Conservative | Yea |
| Amanpreet Gill | Conservative | Yea |
| Amarjeet Gill | Conservative | Yea |
| Andrew Lawton | Conservative | Yea |
| Andrew Scheer | Conservative | Yea |
| Anna Roberts | Conservative | Yea |
| Arnold Viersen | Conservative | Yea |
| Arpan Khanna | Conservative | Yea |
| Ben Lobb | Conservative | Yea |
| Billy Morin | Conservative | Yea |
| Blaine Calkins | Conservative | Yea |
| Blake Richards | Conservative | Not Voting |
| Bob Zimmer | Conservative | Not Voting |
| Brad Redekopp | Conservative | Yea |
| Brad Vis | Conservative | Yea |
| Branden Leslie | Conservative | Yea |
| Burton Bailey | Conservative | Yea |
| Carol Anstey | Conservative | Yea |
| Chak Au | Conservative | Yea |
| Cheryl Gallant | Conservative | Yea |
| Chris Warkentin | Conservative | Yea |
| Clifford Small | Conservative | Yea |
| Colin Reynolds | Conservative | Not Voting |
| Connie Cody | Conservative | Yea |
| Corey Tochor | Conservative | Yea |
| Costas Menegakis | Conservative | Yea |
| Dalwinder Gill | Conservative | Yea |
| Dan Albas | Conservative | Yea |
| Dan Mazier | Conservative | Yea |
| Dan Muys | Conservative | Yea |
| Dane Lloyd | Conservative | Yea |
| Dave Epp | Conservative | Yea |
| David Bexte | Conservative | Yea |
| David McKenzie | Conservative | Yea |
| Dean Allison | Conservative | Yea |
| Dominique Vien | Conservative | Yea |
| Doug Shipley | Conservative | Yea |
| Ellis Ross | Conservative | Yea |
| Eric Duncan | Conservative | Yea |
| Eric Melillo | Conservative | Yea |
| Frank Caputo | Conservative | Yea |
| Fraser Tolmie | Conservative | Yea |
| Fred Davies | Conservative | Yea |
| Gabriel Hardy | Conservative | Yea |
| Garnett Genuis | Conservative | Yea |
| Gaétan Malette | Conservative | Yea |
| Glen Motz | Conservative | Yea |
| Grant Jackson | Conservative | Yea |
| Greg McLean | Conservative | Yea |
| Gérard Deltell | Conservative | Yea |
| Harb Gill | Conservative | Yea |
| Helena Konanz | Conservative | Yea |
| Jacob Mantle | Conservative | Yea |
| Jacques Gourde | Conservative | Yea |
| Jagsharan Singh Mahal | Conservative | Yea |
| James Bezan | Conservative | Yea |
| Jamie Schmale | Conservative | Yea |
| Jason Groleau | Conservative | Yea |
| Jasraj Hallan | Conservative | Yea |
| Jeff Kibble | Conservative | Yea |
| Jeremy Patzer | Conservative | Yea |
| Jim Bélanger | Conservative | Yea |
| John Barlow | Conservative | Yea |
| John Brassard | Conservative | Yea |
| John Nater | Conservative | Yea |
| John Williamson | Conservative | Yea |
| Jonathan Rowe | Conservative | Yea |
| Joël Godin | Conservative | Not Voting |
| Kathy Borrelli | Conservative | Yea |
| Kelly Block | Conservative | Yea |
| Kelly DeRidder | Conservative | Yea |
| Kelly McCauley | Conservative | Yea |
| Kerry Diotte | Conservative | Yea |
| Kevin Waugh | Conservative | Yea |
| Kurt Holman | Conservative | Yea |
| Kyle Seeback | Conservative | Yea |
| Laila Goodridge | Conservative | Yea |
| Leslyn Lewis | Conservative | Yea |
| Lianne Rood | Conservative | Yea |
| Luc Berthold | Conservative | Yea |
| Marc Dalton | Conservative | Yea |
| Mark Strahl | Conservative | Yea |
| Mel Arnold | Conservative | Yea |
| Melissa Lantsman | Conservative | Yea |
| Michael Barrett | Conservative | Yea |
| Michael Chong | Conservative | Yea |
| Michael Cooper | Conservative | Yea |
| Michael Guglielmin | Conservative | Yea |
| Michael Kram | Conservative | Yea |
| Michelle Rempel Garner | Conservative | Yea |
| Mike Dawson | Conservative | Yea |
| Mike Lake | Conservative | Not Voting |
| Ned Kuruc | Conservative | Yea |
| Pat Kelly | Conservative | Yea |
| Philip Lawrence | Conservative | Not Voting |
| Pierre Paul-Hus | Conservative | Yea |
| Pierre Poilievre | Conservative | Yea |
| Rachael Thomas | Conservative | Yea |
| Raquel Dancho | Conservative | Yea |
| Rhonda Kirkland | Conservative | Yea |
| Richard Bragdon | Conservative | Yea |
| Rob Moore | Conservative | Yea |
| Rob Morrison | Conservative | Yea |
| Roman Baber | Conservative | Yea |
| Rosemarie Falk | Conservative | Yea |
| Sandra Cobena | Conservative | Yea |
| Scot Davidson | Conservative | Yea |
| Scott Aitchison | Conservative | Yea |
| Scott Anderson | Conservative | Yea |
| Scott Reid | Conservative | Yea |
| Shannon Stubbs | Conservative | Yea |
| Shelby Kramp-Neuman | Conservative | Yea |
| Shuvaloy Majumdar | Conservative | Yea |
| Stephanie Kusie | Conservative | Not Voting |
| Steven Bonk | Conservative | Yea |
| Sukhman Gill | Conservative | Yea |
| Tako Van Popta | Conservative | Yea |
| Tamara Jansen | Conservative | Yea |
| Tamara Kronis | Conservative | Yea |
| Ted Falk | Conservative | Yea |
| Terry Dowdall | Conservative | Yea |
| Tim Uppal | Conservative | Yea |
| Todd Doherty | Conservative | Yea |
| Tom Kmiec | Conservative | Yea |
| Tony Baldinelli | Conservative | Yea |
| Vincent Ho | Conservative | Yea |
| Warren Steinley | Conservative | Yea |
| William Stevenson | Conservative | Yea |
| Ziad Aboultaif | Conservative | Yea |
| Elizabeth May | Green Party | Yea |
| Abdelhaq Sari | Liberal | Yea |
| Adam van Koeverden | Liberal | Yea |
| Ahmed Hussen | Liberal | Yea |
| Alana Hirtle | Liberal | Yea |
| Alexandra Mendès | Liberal | Yea |
| Ali Ehsassi | Liberal | Yea |
| Amandeep Sodhi | Liberal | Yea |
| Angelo Iacono | Liberal | Yea |
| Anita Anand | Liberal | Not Voting |
| Anita Vandenbeld | Liberal | Yea |
| Anju Dhillon | Liberal | Yea |
| Anna Gainey | Liberal | Yea |
| Annie Koutrakis | Liberal | Yea |
| Anthony Housefather | Liberal | Yea |
| Arielle Kayabaga | Liberal | Yea |
| Aslam Rana | Liberal | Yea |
| Bardish Chagger | Liberal | Yea |
| Ben Carr | Liberal | Yea |
| Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba | Liberal | Not Voting |
| Braeden Caley | Liberal | Yea |
| Braedon Clark | Liberal | Yea |
| Brendan Hanley | Liberal | Not Voting |
| Bruce Fanjoy | Liberal | Yea |
| Buckley Belanger | Liberal | Yea |
| Carlos Leitão | Liberal | Yea |
| Caroline Desrochers | Liberal | Yea |
| Charles Sousa | Liberal | Yea |
| Chi Nguyen | Liberal | Yea |
| Chris Bittle | Liberal | Yea |
| Chris Malette | Liberal | Yea |
| Chris d'Entremont | Liberal | Yea |
| Claude Guay | Liberal | Yea |
| Corey Hogan | Liberal | Yea |
| Daniel Gobeil | Liberal | Yea |
| Danielle Martin | Liberal | Yea |
| Darren Fisher | Liberal | Yea |
| David McGuinty | Liberal | Yea |
| David Myles | Liberal | Yea |
| Doly Begum | Liberal | Yea |
| Dominic LeBlanc | Liberal | Yea |
| Dominique O'Rourke | Liberal | Yea |
| Doug Eyolfson | Liberal | Yea |
| Eleanor Olszewski | Liberal | Yea |
| Emma Harrison | Liberal | Yea |
| Emmanuella Lambropoulos | Liberal | Yea |
| Eric St-Pierre | Liberal | Yea |
| Ernie Klassen | Liberal | Yea |
| Evan Solomon | Liberal | Yea |
| Fares Al Soud | Liberal | Yea |
| Fayçal El-Khoury | Liberal | Yea |
| François-Philippe Champagne | Liberal | Yea |
| Gary Anandasangaree | Liberal | Yea |
| Ginette Lavack | Liberal | Yea |
| Ginette Petitpas Taylor | Liberal | Yea |
| Giovanna Mingarelli | Liberal | Yea |
| Greg Fergus | Liberal | Yea |
| Gregor Robertson | Liberal | Yea |
| Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault | Liberal | Yea |
| Gurbux Saini | Liberal | Yea |
| Heath MacDonald | Liberal | Yea |
| Hedy Fry | Liberal | Yea |
| Helena Jaczek | Liberal | Yea |
| Iqra Khalid | Liberal | Yea |
| Iqwinder Gaheer | Liberal | Yea |
| Jacques Ramsay | Liberal | Yea |
| Jaime Battiste | Liberal | Yea |
| Jake Sawatzky | Liberal | Yea |
| James Maloney | Liberal | Yea |
| Jean Yip | Liberal | Yea |
| Jean-Yves Duclos | Liberal | Yea |
| Jenna Sudds | Liberal | Yea |
| Jennifer McKelvie | Liberal | Yea |
| Jessica Fancy | Liberal | Yea |
| Jill McKnight | Liberal | Yea |
| Joanne Thompson | Liberal | Yea |
| John Zerucelli | Liberal | Not Voting |
| John-Paul Danko | Liberal | Yea |
| Joël Lightbound | Liberal | Yea |
| Juanita Nathan | Liberal | Yea |
| Judy A. Sgro | Liberal | Yea |
| Julie Dabrusin | Liberal | Yea |
| Julie Dzerowicz | Liberal | Yea |
| Karim Bardeesy | Liberal | Yea |
| Karina Gould | Liberal | Yea |
| Kent MacDonald | Liberal | Yea |
| Kevin Lamoureux | Liberal | Yea |
| Kody Blois | Liberal | Yea |
| Kristina Tesser Derksen | Liberal | Yea |
| Lena Metlege Diab | Liberal | Yea |
| Leslie Church | Liberal | Yea |
| Linda Lapointe | Liberal | Yea |
| Lisa Hepfner | Liberal | Yea |
| Lori Idlout | Liberal | Yea |
| Louis Villeneuve | Liberal | Yea |
| Madeleine Chenette | Liberal | Yea |
| Maggie Chi | Liberal | Yea |
| Mandy Gull-Masty | Liberal | Yea |
| Maninder Sidhu | Liberal | Not Voting |
| Marc Miller | Liberal | Yea |
| Marcus Powlowski | Liberal | Yea |
| Marianne Dandurand | Liberal | Yea |
| Marie-France Lalonde | Liberal | Yea |
| Marie-Gabrielle Ménard | Liberal | Yea |
| Marilyn Gladu | Liberal | Yea |
| Marjorie Michel | Liberal | Yea |
| Mark Carney | Liberal | Yea |
| Mark Gerretsen | Liberal | Yea |
| Matt Jeneroux | Liberal | Yea |
| Michael Coteau | Liberal | Yea |
| Michael Ma | Liberal | Yea |
| Mike Kelloway | Liberal | Yea |
| Mona Fortier | Liberal | Yea |
| Mélanie Joly | Liberal | Yea |
| Nathalie Provost | Liberal | Yea |
| Natilien Joseph | Liberal | Yea |
| Parm Bains | Liberal | Yea |
| Patricia Lattanzio | Liberal | Yea |
| Patrick Weiler | Liberal | Yea |
| Patty Hajdu | Liberal | Yea |
| Paul Connors | Liberal | Yea |
| Pauline Rochefort | Liberal | Yea |
| Peter Fonseca | Liberal | Yea |
| Peter Fragiskatos | Liberal | Yea |
| Peter Schiefke | Liberal | Yea |
| Philip Earle | Liberal | Yea |
| Rachel Bendayan | Liberal | Yea |
| Randeep Sarai | Liberal | Not Voting |
| Rebecca Alty | Liberal | Yea |
| Rebecca Chartrand | Liberal | Yea |
| Rechie Valdez | Liberal | Not Voting |
| Robert Morrissey | Liberal | Yea |
| Robert Oliphant | Liberal | Yea |
| Ron McKinnon | Liberal | Yea |
| Ruby Sahota | Liberal | Yea |
| Ryan Turnbull | Liberal | Yea |
| Salma Zahid | Liberal | Yea |
| Sameer Zuberi | Liberal | Yea |
| Sean Casey | Liberal | Yea |
| Sean Fraser | Liberal | Yea |
| Serge Cormier | Liberal | Yea |
| Shafqat Ali | Liberal | Yea |
| Shannon Miedema | Liberal | Yea |
| Sherry Romanado | Liberal | Yea |
| Sima Acan | Liberal | Yea |
| Sonia Sidhu | Liberal | Yea |
| Sophie Chatel | Liberal | Yea |
| Steeve Lavoie | Liberal | Yea |
| Stephanie McLean | Liberal | Yea |
| Stephen Fuhr | Liberal | Yea |
| Steven MacKinnon | Liberal | Yea |
| Stéphane Lauzon | Liberal | Yea |
| Sukh Dhaliwal | Liberal | Yea |
| Taleeb Noormohamed | Liberal | Yea |
| Tanveer Shahnawaz | Liberal | Yea |
| Tatiana Auguste | Liberal | Yea |
| Terry Beech | Liberal | Yea |
| Terry Duguid | Liberal | Yea |
| Terry Sheehan | Liberal | Yea |
| Tim Hodgson | Liberal | Yea |
| Tim Louis | Liberal | Yea |
| Tim Watchorn | Liberal | Yea |
| Tom Osborne | Liberal | Yea |
| Vince Gasparro | Liberal | Yea |
| Viviane Lapointe | Liberal | Yea |
| Wade Chang | Liberal | Yea |
| Wade Grant | Liberal | Yea |
| Wayne Long | Liberal | Yea |
| Will Greaves | Liberal | Yea |
| Yasir Naqvi | Liberal | Yea |
| Yvan Baker | Liberal | Yea |
| Zoe Royer | Liberal | Yea |
| Élisabeth Brière | Liberal | Yea |
| Don Davies | NDP | Yea |
| Gord Johns | NDP | Yea |
| Heather McPherson | NDP | Yea |
| Jenny Kwan | NDP | Yea |
| Leah Gazan | NDP | Yea |
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