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The government bills Parliament worked on most in the last two sitting weeks.

  • Online & privacy

    Rules for online safety

    Regulates social media and chatbot services, meant to protect people in Canada and reduce online harms.

    1. Proposed
    2. Being studied Exact stageAt consideration in committee in the House of Commons · Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage · since October 29, 2026A committee of MPs or senators is going through it line by line.
    3. Almost law
    4. Law

    In a House committee since October 29

    • This week: MPs approved it in principle · Oct 29
    • On the agenda 3 of the last 10 sitting days
    • Mentioned in 5 other debates

    C-34 Safe Social Media Act · Government bill

  • Defence

    Rules for defence buying and investment

    Creates a defence investment agency and expands federal powers to buy and stockpile equipment for national defence and security.

    1. Proposed
    2. Being studied Exact stageAt consideration in committee in the House of Commons · Standing Committee on National Defence · since October 26, 2026A committee of MPs or senators is going through it line by line.
    3. Almost law
    4. Law

    In a House committee since October 26

    • This week: MPs approved it in principle · Oct 26
    • Debate time limited by the government
    • On the agenda 2 of the last 10 sitting days
    • Mentioned in 2 other debates

    C-40 Strengthening Canada's Defence Sector Act · Government bill

  • Jobs & economy

    Faster approvals for big projects

    Sets one-year deadlines for reviews of major energy projects and changes rules for transport supply chains and collective bargaining.

    1. Proposed
    2. Being studied Exact stageAt consideration in committee in the House of Commons · Legislative Committee on Bill C-39 · since October 8, 2026A committee of MPs or senators is going through it line by line.
    3. Almost law
    4. Law

    In a House committee since October 8

    • Mentioned in 35 other debates

    C-39 Building Canada Strong Act · Government bill

  • Budgets & spending

    Second budget implementation bill

    Enacts budget measures to automate tax benefits for lower-income people, change business taxes, and ban most non-compete clauses.

    1. Proposed
    2. Being debated Exact stageAt report stage in the House of Commons · since October 30, 2026MPs or senators are debating it in the chamber where it started.
    3. Almost law
    4. Law

    Back from committee; final debate in the House next

    • This week: House committee finished its study · Oct 30
    • On the agenda 1 of the last 10 sitting days
    • Mentioned in 14 other debates

    C-31 Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 · Government bill

  • Health

    Rules for advance requests for assisted dying

    Allows advance requests for medical assistance in dying and keeps people with only a mental illness ineligible.

    1. Proposed
    2. Being debated Exact stageAt second reading in the House of Commons · since October 27, 2026MPs or senators are debating it in the chamber where it started.
    3. Almost law
    4. Law

    First debate in the House: 1 day so far

    • This week: Introduced in the House · Oct 27
    • On the agenda 2 of the last 10 sitting days
    • Mentioned in 4 other debates

    C-41 Medical Assistance in Dying Safeguards Act · Government bill

  • Online & privacy

    Police access to electronic data

    Helps police and security agencies obtain subscriber data and electronic information from telecommunications providers during investigations.

    1. Proposed
    2. Being debated
    3. Almost law Exact stageAt consideration in committee in the Senate · Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs · since October 22, 2026The elected House of Commons has passed it; the Senate is reviewing it.
    4. Law

    Passed the House; now in the Senate, in committee there

    • Senators approved it in principle · Oct 22
    • On the agenda 3 of the last 10 sitting days
    • Mentioned in 4 other debates

    C-22 Lawful Access Act, 2026 · Government bill

This week, October 26–30

Bills from individual MPs and senators

The ones that moved recently. Members get their turn to debate them by a random draw; 53 are still waiting.

  • Passed the HouseNational flood and drought strategy C-241: creates a national strategy to give key groups information to forecast floods and droughts.
  • Passed the HouseEI and leave after child death C-222: keeps parental leave and employment insurance benefits in place for parents if a newborn or adopted child dies.
  • Final debate in the SenateReports on internal trade barriers S-239: lets the competition commissioner recommend ways to remove internal trade barriers, and requires federal bodies to respond within 120 days.
  • Passed the SenateBanning online pornography for youth S-209: makes it an offence for organizations to make pornographic material available to young persons on the internet.

This Parliament

since May 2025

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Every bill has one main topic and can have up to two others; grey topics are ceremonial or technical housekeeping.

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