S-218An Act to amend the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on November 24, 2021
- Status
- Defeated at second reading in the Senate
- Sponsor
- Mary Jane McCallumSenator
- Senator
What it does
Requires the Minister for Women and Gender Equality to report on how bills and amendments may affect women, especially Indigenous women.
What it does
- Requires the minister to examine every government bill introduced in Parliament and table a statement on its possible effects on women, especially Indigenous women, within two sitting days.
- Requires the minister to examine other bills that reach committee stage in their house of origin and table a statement within 10 sitting days after referral.
- Requires the minister to table a statement on amendments made in the house where a bill starts, within seven sitting days after the other house receives the bill.
- Requires each statement to be posted on the department’s website no later than the day after it is tabled.
- Applies these new duties only to bills introduced six months or more after royal assent.
Who it affects
- Minister for Women and Gender Equality
- Members of Parliament
- Women
- Indigenous women
- Parliamentary committees
Background
The bill amends the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act by adding new duties to examine bills and amendments for their effects on women.
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Defeated here. Defeated
Committee
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
House of Commons
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by a senator. If the Senate passes it, it goes to the House of Commons, where an MP must agree to sponsor it. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
No recorded votes yet
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At second reading in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.