Reform Act (Canada)

Reform Act, 2014
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)
CitationSC 2015, c. 37
Considered byHouse of Commons of Canada
Considered bySenate of Canada
Assented toJune 23, 2015
CommencedOctober 26, 2015
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Commons of Canada
Bill citationBill C-586
Introduced byMichael Chong
First readingApril 7, 2014
Second readingSeptember 24, 2014
Third readingSeptember 25, 2014
Second chamber: Senate of Canada
First readingFebruary 25, 2015
Second readingMay 14, 2015
Third readingJune 22, 2015
Related legislation
Canada Elections Act, SC 2000, c. 9
Parliament of Canada Act, RSC 1985, c. P-1
Status: In force
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The Reform Act, 2014 (French: Loi de 2014 instituant des réformes) is legislation enacted by the Parliament of Canada on June 23, 2015, that amended the Parliament of Canada Act, and the Canada Elections Act to increase the power and independence of MPs. The act was championed as a private members bill by Conservative MP Michael Chong. It passed the House of Commons by a vote of 260–17 on February 25, 2015 and the Senate by a vote of 38–14, after attempts by Conservative senators to kill the legislation failed.