S-236An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance Regulations (Prince Edward Island)
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on February 21, 2022
- Status
- Defeated at third reading in the Senate
- Sponsor
- Diane GriffinSenator
- Senator
What it does
Makes Prince Edward Island one Employment Insurance region for Parts I and VIII of the Act and the related regulations.
What it does
- Declares Prince Edward Island to be one region when applying Part I and Part VIII of the Employment Insurance Act.
- Replaces the current rule that splits Prince Edward Island into the Charlottetown area and the rest of the province for Employment Insurance purposes.
- Makes the same change in the Employment Insurance Regulations so the province is treated as one region there too.
Who it affects
- Employment Insurance claimants in Prince Edward Island
- Workers in Prince Edward Island
- Employers in Prince Edward Island
Topics
Background
The current rules treat the Charlottetown Census Agglomeration and the rest of Prince Edward Island as separate regions for Employment Insurance purposes.
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Defeated here. Defeated
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
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LEGISinfo status: Bill defeated. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.