e-4377 (Employment and labour)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Parents who experience the loss of a child are often left without financial support or job security while they are grieving;
- Motion 110 (42-1) called on the Government of Canada to improve the compassion and support offered to grieving parents by the federal government;
- The House of Commons passed Motion 110 (42-1) unanimously;
- The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities undertook a study on Motion 110 (42-1);
- The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities tabled a report entitled Supporting Families After the Loss of a Child, which contained seven key recommendations to improve the compassion and support offered to grieving parents by the federal government;
- The signatories of this petition recognize the announcement by the Government of Canada of their intention to implement some of these recommendations in the 2023 Federal Budget; and
- The Government of Canada has still not implemented all of the recommendations in the report.
- Open for signature
- March 31, 2023, at 3:23 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 30, 2023, at 3:23 p.m. (EDT)