Reading Time: 6 minutes Disponible en français. Following Royal Assent, a federal bill becomes an Act of Parliament and is printed as a chapter in the Statutes of Canada. However, the provisions in that Act do not produce legal effects until they have come… Read More ›
Legislation
Executive Summary – The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations (the committee) plays a vital role in the parliamentary oversight of federal regulations. Whenever Parliament delegates legislative authority to the executive branch or other regulation-making bodies, the committee ensures that… Read More ›
Ensuring Legislative Activities During COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutes 4 May 2020, 10:30 a.m. (Disponible en français : Assurer les activités législatives pendant la pandémie de la COVID-19) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, legislatures around the world have had to suspend most of their activities, but many have adopted… Read More ›