Bill C-504: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (volunteer firefighters)

C-504 First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-504 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (volunteer firefighters) first reading, May 2, 2013 NOTE 2nd Session, 41st Parliament This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 41st Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the First Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged. Ms. Moore 411671 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to prohibit reprisals against volunteer firefighters who must be absent from their work place or fail to appear at work in order to act in that capacity. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 41st Parliament, 60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013 house of commons of canada BILL C-504 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (volunteer firefighters) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: SHORT TITLE Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Support for Volunteer Firefighters Act. R.S., c. L-2 CANADA LABOUR CODE 2. The Canada Labour Code is amended by adding the following after section 246: Division XIV.1 Volunteer Firefighters Prohibition 246.1 (1) No employer shall, without good cause, prevent a person from acting as a firefighter called on an occasional basis (in this Act referred to as a “volunteer firefighter”) if that person has informed the employer of their obligations and advised the employer when, to act in that capacity, they must be absent from their work place, either by leaving work suddenly or by failing to appear at work. Current employee (2) No employer shall, without good cause, dismiss, suspend, lay off, demote or discipline an employee because they are a volunteer firefighter or take into account the fact that an employee is a volunteer firefighter in a decision to promote or train them if the employee has informed the employer of their obligations and advises the employer when, to act in that capacity, they must be absent from their work place, either by leaving work suddenly or by failing to appear at work. Future employee (3) No employer may, without good cause, refuse to employ a person because they are a volunteer firefighter. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons