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National flood and drought strategy

C-241 National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting

Creates a national strategy to give key groups information to forecast floods and droughts.

What Bill C-241 would do

This bill would require the development of a national strategy to provide key stakeholders with the information needed to forecast floods and droughts. The published material gives no further detail.

Official text

Official summary

This enactment provides for the development of a national strategy to provide key stakeholders with the information they need to forecast floods and droughts.

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind
Private member's bill
Sponsor
Tatiana Auguste, Member of Parliament (Terrebonne)
Introduced
in the House of Commons
Last activity

Where it stands

  1. ProposedSep 22, 2025
  2. Being debated
  3. Almost lawsince Oct 28 Exact stageAt second reading in the Senate · since October 29, 2026The elected House of Commons has passed it; the Senate is reviewing it.
  4. Law

Passed the House; now in the Senate, waiting for debate there

  1. First reading in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  2. Second reading in the House done

    Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

    Before the House on 3 sitting days, to

    2nd reading and referral to committee - ENVI: agreed to, 303–⁠22 (division 52),

  3. Committee in the House done

    Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  4. Report stage in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day, · 1 debate here

  5. Third reading in the House done

    Before the House on 3 sitting days, to · 2 debates here

    3rd reading: agreed to, 303–⁠19 (division 185),

  6. First reading in the Senate done

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  7. Second reading in the Senate now

  8. Third reading in the Senate not yet

  9. Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: At second reading in the Senate · since October 29, 2026.

  1. House
  2. Senate
  3. Royal assent

Debates in the House 3

Members who spoke: Liberal 4 Bloc Québécois 3 Conservative 3

Report stage 1

  1. National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act

    · Sitting 149 · 13 statements · 11 graded

    8 members spoke

Third reading 2

  1. National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act

    · Sitting 154 · 3 statements · 3 graded

    3 members spoke

  2. National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act

    · Sitting 154 · 1 statement · 1 graded

    1 member spoke

Also raised in 4

Question Period, members' statements and other debates where the bill came up.

Show 4

  1. Routine Proceedings

    · Routine Proceedings · named 1 time

  2. Committees of the House

    · Government Orders · named 1 time

  3. Routine Proceedings

    · Routine Proceedings · named 1 time

  4. Participation of a Member in Private Members' Business

    · Oral Questions · named 3 times

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