Covering mental health and addiction
C-201 An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (mental, addictions and substance use health services)
Adds mental health and substance use care to the services covered under the Canada Health Act.
What Bill C-201 would do
The bill would amend the Canada Health Act to include mental health, addictions and substance use health services under insured health services. The published material gives no further detail.
Official summary
This enactment amends the Canada Health Act to add mental, addictions and substance use health services to the definition of “insured health services”.
- Kind
- Private member's bill
- Sponsor
- Gord Johns, Member of Parliament (Courtenay—Alberni)
- Introduced
- in the House of Commons
- Last activity
Where it stands
- ProposedMay 29, 2025 Exact stageOutside the Order of Precedence · since May 29, 2025Introduced, but not debated yet.
- Being debated
- Almost law
- Law
Waiting its turn; not scheduled for debate
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First reading in the House done
Before the House on 1 sitting day,
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Second reading in the House now
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Committee in the House not yet
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Report stage in the House not yet
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Third reading in the House not yet
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First reading in the Senate not yet
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Second reading in the Senate not yet
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Third reading in the Senate not yet
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Royal assent not yet
Exact procedural stages
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House
- First reading in the House: done, 2025-05-29
- Second reading in the House: current stage
- Committee in the House: not yet reached
- Report stage in the House: not yet reached
- Third reading in the House: not yet reached
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Senate
- First reading in the Senate: not yet reached
- Second reading in the Senate: not yet reached
- Third reading in the Senate: not yet reached
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Royal assent
- Royal assent: not yet reached
Debates in the House 0
No debate on this bill is in the record we hold yet.
Also raised in 1
Question Period, members' statements and other debates where the bill came up.