C-422An Act to amend the Canada Disability Benefit Act
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on December 2, 2024
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since December 2, 2024
What it does
Stops provincial disability benefits, marital status, and household income from affecting Canada Disability Benefit eligibility or payment amounts.
What it does
- Renumbers section 4 of the Canada Disability Benefit Act and adds a rule that a person's provincial disability benefit, marital status, or household income cannot be used to decide eligibility or reduce the benefit.
- Requires regulations under the Act to use the applicant's own income, not household income, when setting criteria, conditions, or amounts.
Who it affects
- People with disabilities
- Canada Disability Benefit applicants
- Provincial disability benefit recipients
- Married applicants
Background
The bill amends the Canada Disability Benefit Act.
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
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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.
NDPBonita Zarrillo· December 2, 2024
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-422, An Act to amend the Canada Disability Benefit Act. Today, I am introducing a bill to protect the Canada disability benefit, and the persons who will receive it, from clawbacks.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
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.