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C-222An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (death of a child)

C-⁠222, Parliament of Canada: Report stage in the House of Commons, last recorded May 29, 2026. Clarion's outlook: unlikely to pass.

Who lobbies on this subject

Organizations with lobbying reports on Labour & Employment since November 2025, most reports first. This is the bill's policy area, not the bill: activity on the subject, not a position on the bill.8 of 893 organizations shown.

Where it stands

Status
Report stage in the House of Commons
Sponsor
Terry Beech
Introduced
Session
45-1

Policy areas

What it does

A plain-language summary of the official text, written by AI.

Bill C-222, known as the Relieving Grieving Parents of an Administrative Burden Act (Evan's Law), is a Private Member's Bill that proposes amendments to the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code relating to the death of a child. The bill aims to reduce administrative burdens placed on grieving parents navigating federal employment and benefits systems following a child's death. Introduced in September 2025, the bill passed second reading, was studied in committee, and is currently at report stage in the House of Commons.

Official text

Chances of passing

Worked out from the bill's type, its stage and the government's verified standing; for a federal bill, its passage range sets the band. It is not a guarantee.

Unlikely to pass because it's a private member's bill (which rarely passes) and it's at committee.

Adjusted for this bill's current pace: 20–35% (the unadjusted historical base rate for comparable federal bills is 32%). It has gone quiet at this stage; the adjustment for that delay still leaves the historical rate inside the range.

If this private member's bill would create new spending, it needs a Royal Recommendation, which only Cabinet can give. Without one, it will almost certainly not pass.

A private member's bill depends on its place in the Order of Precedence, set by a random draw, and bills low on the list often run out of time.

Stages so far

  1. Report stage, House

  2. Consideration in committee, House

  3. Second reading, House

  4. First reading, House

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