C-387An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on April 30, 2024
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since April 30, 2024
What it does
Requires consent from two thirds of the non-CPP provinces, representing two thirds of their population, before a province can adopt a comprehensive pension plan.
What it does
- Requires provincial consent before regulations can be made for a province to adopt a comprehensive pension plan under the Canada Pension Plan.
- Sets the consent threshold at at least two thirds of the provinces without a comprehensive pension plan, and those provinces must have at least two thirds of the total population of that group.
- Brings the bill into force on the 180th day after royal assent.
Who it affects
- Provincial governments
- Provinces without comprehensive pension plans
- Canada Pension Plan administrators
Background
The bill amends section 3 of the Canada Pension Plan by adding a new consent rule for provincial pension plans.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
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Third reading
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Senate
First reading
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Second reading
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Committee
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Third reading
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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
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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.
NDPHeather McPherson· April 30, 2024
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-387, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan. I am extraordinarily proud to stand today and bring forward a private member's bill that would protect not just Albertans' but all Canadians' pensions.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
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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.