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What the bill does

• Bill C-207 would amend the Canada Pension Plan to require provincial consent before regulations under subsection 3(2) could be made. The bill’s summary describes this as a requirement before a province may adopt a comprehensive pension plan.
• The consenting provinces must:
  • Represent at least two thirds of the provinces that do not provide a comprehensive pension plan; and
  • Have at least two thirds of the combined population of those provinces.
• Each consenting province’s lieutenant governor in council must signify its consent.

Who it affects

• The requirement would affect provinces that do not provide a comprehensive pension plan, including a province seeking to adopt one.
• The preamble notes that people living and working in provinces where the Canada Pension Plan applies may experience changes to their pension benefits if a province withdraws from the plan.

Timing and status

• The bill was at first reading on June 10, 2025.
• It would come into force 180 days after royal assent.