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C-291 — An Act to amend the Department of Industry Act (small businesses)
Clarion tracks C-291 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
- Elizabeth May
- Introduced
- 2026-06-17
- Session
- 45-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill C-291 is a Private Member's Bill introduced in the House of Commons that would amend the Department of Industry Act with respect to small businesses. The bill received first reading on June 17, 2026, and currently sits outside the Order of Precedence, meaning it has not yet been scheduled for further debate. No additional details about its specific provisions are available from the bill's title alone.
Passage outlook
Unlikely to pass because it's a private member's bill (which rarely passes), it's outside the order of precedence.
Historically 0–5% of comparable federal bills became law (base rate 4%).
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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