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C-5 — An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act
Clarion tracks C-5 before Canada (Federal) — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Royal assent received
- Sponsor
- Dominic LeBlanc
- Introduced
- 2025-06-06
- Session
- 45-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, is a House Government Bill that received Royal Assent on June 26, 2025. It enacts two new statutes: the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act, aimed at reducing internal trade barriers and improving the movement of workers across provinces. The bill moved rapidly through both the House of Commons and the Senate, completing all stages within approximately three weeks of introduction.
Stage timeline
Royal assent
2025-06-26
Third reading
2025-06-26Senate
Second reading
2025-06-25Senate
First reading
2025-06-25Senate
Third reading
2025-06-20House
Report stage
2025-06-20House
Consideration in committee
2025-06-19House
Second reading
2025-06-16House
First reading
2025-06-06House
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