C-201An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (volunteer firefighting and search and rescue volunteer services)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on November 25, 2021
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since November 25, 2021
What it does
Raises the federal tax credits for volunteer firefighters and search and rescue volunteers from $3,000 to $10,000, starting with the 2022 tax year.
What it does
- Raises the volunteer firefighter tax credit under the Income Tax Act from $3,000 to $10,000.
- Raises the search and rescue volunteer tax credit under the Income Tax Act from $3,000 to $10,000.
- Makes the new credit amounts apply to the 2022 tax year and later.
Who it affects
- Volunteer firefighters
- Search and rescue volunteers
- Individuals claiming these tax credits
Topics
Background
The bill changes two tax credit rules in the Income Tax Act. It increases the amount used to calculate each credit.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
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Report stage
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Third reading
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Senate
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Royal assent
Royal assent
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What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
NDPGord Johns· November 25, 2021
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-201, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (volunteer firefighting and search and rescue volunteer services). I want to thank my colleague, the member for Windsor West, for seconding the bill.”
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