Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension)
BillC-319
Session44-1
StageThird reading (House)
Introduced2023-03-08
Proposed byAndreanne Larouche
This enactment amends the Old Age Security Act to increase the amount of the full pension to which all pensioners aged 65 or older are entitled by 10% and to raise the exemption for a person’s employment income or self-employed earnings that is taken into account in determining the amount of the guaranteed income supplement from $5,000 to $6,500.
Legislative Timeline
2023-03-08
First reading
✦ AIBill proposed 10% pension increase and higher income exemption.
Current
Third reading (House)
✦ AIBill currently at House third reading stage.
Votes
Vote #: 422
Date: 2023-10-18
Result: Passed
Yes: 173
No: 155
Paired: 4
Yes / No Ratio
Yes52.7%
No47.3%
How each party voted
| Party | Position | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Conservative | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Green | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Liberal | No | 0% | 100% |
| NDP | Yes | 100% | 0% |