Legislation · Canada (Federal) · Federal
C-256 — An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits
Clarion tracks C-256 before Canada (Federal) — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Outside the order of precedence
- Sponsor
- Gord Johns
- Introduced
- 2025-11-07
- Session
- 45-1
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill C-256 is a Private Member's Bill introduced in the 45th Parliament that would amend certain federal Acts relating to survivor pension benefits. The bill received first reading on November 7, 2025, and currently sits outside the Order of Precedence, meaning it has not yet been scheduled for further debate. No additional legislative details are available at this stage.
Passage outlook
Unlikely to pass because it's a private member's bill (which rarely passes), it's outside the order of precedence.
Adjusted for this bill's current pace: 0–5% (the unadjusted historical base rate for comparable federal bills is 4%). 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 (Cabinet only) — without one, passage is effectively nil.
A private member's bill's fate hinges on its position in the Order of Precedence (a random draw) — bills low on the list often run out of calendar time.
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