C-256An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (composition of boards of directors)
An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (composition of boards of directors)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on March 3, 2022
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since March 3, 2022
What it does
Sets a minimum women-to-men balance on parent Crown corporation boards and adds appointment notice, reporting, and review rules.
What it does
- Requires parent Crown corporation boards to have no fewer women than men.
- Makes a director appointment void if it would leave a board with fewer women than men.
- Keeps board acts valid even if the board does not meet the women-to-men rule.
- Requires ministers to table notice of board appointments in Parliament within the first 15 sitting days after the appointment.
- Requires a report on board gender balance within six months, and a parliamentary review every five years.
- Allows only women to be appointed to a board that is out of balance when the rule takes effect, until the board has no fewer women than men.
Who it affects
- Parent Crown corporations
- Federal ministers
- Parliament
- Board directors and nominees
Background
It adds new rules to the Financial Administration Act for parent Crown corporations.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Senate
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by an MP who is not a minister. These bills compete in a lottery for debate time, and most do not become law. How a bill becomes law
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LEGISinfo status: Outside the Order of Precedence. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.