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An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and to make related amendments to other Acts = Loi édictant la Loi sur la finance alignée sur le climat et apportant des modifications connexes à d'autres...YB451-238/1-PDF

"Part 1 enacts the Climate-Aligned Finance Act, which, among other things, establishes the climate commitments and obligations of various entities in relation to these commitments. Part 2 establishes further obligations for entities — primarily financial entities — in relation to the climate commitments provided for under the Climate-Aligned Finance Act by: (a) setting baseline requirements for entities to achieve climate commitments; (b) providing greater certainty and transparency regarding entities' respect for their responsibilities relative to the global carbon budget; (c) ensuring that supervisory and regulatory authorities develop appropriate oversight and capital adequacy requirements; (d) requiring directors, officers and administrators to align entities with climate commitments; (e) promoting timely and meaningful progress towards entities’ alignment with the stability of both the financial system and climate in relation to systemic risks posed by emissions-intensive activities; (f) ensuring climate expertise on certain boards and disclosing certain conflicts of interest; and (g) requiring the development of action plans, targets and progress reports for entities in respect of climate commitments through reporting requirements"--Summary, page ii.

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  • Canada. Parliament. Senate, issuing body.
TitleAn Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and to make related amendments to other Acts = Loi édictant la Loi sur la finance alignée sur le climat et apportant des modifications connexes à d'autres lois.
Variant title
  • Loi édictant la Loi sur la finance alignée sur le climat et apportant des modifications connexes à d'autres lois
  • Short title: Enacting Climate Commitments Act
Series title
  • Bill S-... ; Bill S-238, 1st Session, 45th Parliament
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
LanguageBilingual-[English | French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Parallel description[French]
Note(s)
  • "First Session, Forty-fifth Parliament, 3-4 Charles III, 2025."
  • "Bill S-238."
  • "First reading, October 29, 2025."
  • "The Honourable Senator Galvez."
  • "4512132."
  • Summary -- Table of provisions -- Short title -- pt. 1. Climate-Aligned Finance Act -- pt. 2. Amendment to the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and related amendments -- pt. 3. Coming into force -- Explanatory notes.
  • Text in English and French.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Senate of Canada = Sénat du Canada, 2025.
Description1 online resource (v, 27, 2 pages).
Catalogue number
  • YB451-238/1-PDF
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