Canadian Parliament Enacts Historic Fire Fighter Cancer Legislation Iaff In a major victory for the iaff and its canadian members, canada’s parliament enacted historic legislation establishing a national framework for addressing occupational cancer in fire fighters. bill c 224, which was passed unanimously in a late night senate session wednesday, establishes a series of measures that actively support research. The honourable jean yves duclos, minister of health, welcomed the royal assent of bill c 224 – an act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting, bill that was introduced by sherry romanado, member of parliament for longueuil—charles lemoyne. through bill c 224, starting next year.
Canadian Parliament Enacts Historic Fire Fighter Cancer Legislation Iaff 4 (1) within one year after the day on which this act comes into force, the minister must prepare a report setting out the national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting and cause the report to be tabled before each house of parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that house is sitting after the report is completed. June 26, 2023, ottawa – bill c 224, an act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to fire fighting, received royal assent on june 22 and will become law. bill c 224 was introduced by quebec mp sherry romanado in january 2022. “cancer is responsible for over 85 per cent of all duty related deaths. Cancer is the biggest risk for firefighters, but workers compensation varies by province. a new federal law aims to make it more consistent across canada. after couture contacted romanado, she met. Legislation that proposes a national framework to address occupational cancer in fire fighters reached an important milestone in the canadian house of commons wednesday when it passed third reading with a unanimous vote and overwhelming support from all parties.
Canadian Parliament Enacts Historic Fire Fighter Cancer Legislation Iaff Cancer is the biggest risk for firefighters, but workers compensation varies by province. a new federal law aims to make it more consistent across canada. after couture contacted romanado, she met. Legislation that proposes a national framework to address occupational cancer in fire fighters reached an important milestone in the canadian house of commons wednesday when it passed third reading with a unanimous vote and overwhelming support from all parties. General president edward kelly with mp sherry romanado. the member of parliament whose historic fire fighter cancer legislation was recently signed into law was surprised with an honorary iaff membership june 27 before delegates at the jack jessop biennial canadian policy conference in burnaby, b.c. Mr. speaker, as this parliamentary session begins, i rise to recognize the important work that firefighters did throughout the summer from coast to coast to coast. from protecting our communities to saving people's lives, firefighters are true heroes who put the country's interests ahead of their own.
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