C-319An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on March 8, 2023
- Status
- Defeated at third reading in the House of Commons
What it does
Raises the Old Age Security full pension for seniors 65 and older and changes the income exemption used to calculate the Guaranteed Income Supplement.
What it does
- Increases the full monthly Old Age Security pension for people 65 and older, and sets the full amount at $756.32 for the payment quarter starting January 1, 2023.
- Raises the employment and self-employment earnings exemption used to calculate the Guaranteed Income Supplement from $5,000 to $6,500 for months after June 2023.
- Increases some deferred partial monthly pensions by 0.6% for each month between when a person becomes eligible and when their application is approved.
- Changes how certain pension-related amounts are rounded and updates the rule for calculating the “pension equivalent” amount.
Who it affects
- People 65 and older
- Old Age Security pensioners
- Guaranteed Income Supplement recipients
- Seniors with employment income
- Self-employed seniors
- People who delay pension applications
Background
It amends the Old Age Security Act.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Defeated here. Defeated
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
How the House voted
2nd reading of Bill C-319, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension)
Vote 422,
Passed
173 yeato155 nay · 4 paired
Party breakdown for vote 422 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Nay 0 154 4 Conservative Yea 115 0 2 Bloc Yea 30 0 2 NDP Yea 24 0 1 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea1 broke ranks 2 1 0 Total 173 155
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalDarren Fisher· May 11, 2023
“I am pleased to rise today to participate in the second reading debate on Bill C-319. I would like to thank the member for Shefford for sponsoring this bill.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeTracy Gray· May 11, 2023
“Today, I’m speaking on Bill C-319, an act to amend the Old Age Security Act. First, let me start by saying that our seniors deserve our respect and gratitude.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocAndréanne Larouche· May 11, 2023
“I am honoured to introduce my first bill today, Bill C-319.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPCharlie Angus· May 11, 2023
“We are very interested in Bill C-319 and this issue of fixing the shortfalls in the pension, but obviously, it would not go far enough. I remember just a few years ago when Stephen Harper flew to the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he announced that Canadian seniors had it a little too good.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At third reading in the House of Commons. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.