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C-26 An Act to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of improving housing supply

Sends federal money to provinces and territories, meant to improve the supply of housing.

What the law does

The law authorizes payments out of federal money to provinces and territories for the purpose of improving housing supply. The published material gives no further detail.

Official text

Official summary

This enactment authorizes payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the provinces and territories for the purpose of improving housing supply.

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

Kind
Government bill
Sponsor
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue (Saint-Maurice—Champlain)
Introduced
in the House of Commons
Last activity

Where it stands

  1. ProposedMar 26
  2. Being debated
  3. Almost law
  4. LawJun 18

Became law June 18

  1. First reading in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  2. Second reading in the House done

    Committee of the Whole

    Before the House on 2 sitting days, to · 1 debate here

    2nd reading and referral to committee - FINA: agreed to, 191–⁠129 (division 169),

  3. Committee in the House done

    Committee of the Whole

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  4. Report stage in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  5. Third reading in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

    3rd reading: agreed to,

  6. First reading in the Senate done

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  7. Second reading in the Senate done

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  8. Third reading in the Senate done

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  9. Royal assent done

Exact procedural stages

Officially: Royal assent received June 18, 2026 · S.C. 2026, c. 21.

  1. House
  2. Senate
  3. Royal assent

Debates in the House 5

Members who spoke: Conservative 6 Liberal 5 Bloc Québécois 3 NDP 1

Second reading 1

  1. An Act to Authorize Certain Payments to be Made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund

    · Sitting 137 · 56 statements · 49 graded

    15 members spoke

Time allocation, closure and other motions on the bill 4

  1. Government Business No. 11—Proceedings on Bill C-26

    · Sitting 134 · Motion on how the bill proceeds · 11 statements · 9 graded

    7 members spoke

  2. Government Business No. 11—Proceedings on Bill C-26: Notice of Closure Motion

    · Sitting 134 · Closure motion · 1 statement

    1 member spoke

  3. Government Business No. 11—Proceedings on Bill C-26: Motion That Debate Be Not Further Adjourned

    · Sitting 137 · Closure motion · 29 statements · 26 graded

    12 members spoke

  4. Government Business No. 11—Proceedings on Bill C‑26

    · Sitting 137 · Motion on how the bill proceeds · 22 statements · 21 graded

    10 members spoke

Also raised in 6

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

Show 6

  1. Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act

    · Government Orders · named 1 time

  2. Housing

    · Oral Questions · named 2 times

  3. Government Business No. 12—Proceedings on Bill C-30

    · Government Orders · named 1 time

  4. Business of the House

    · Government Orders · named 1 time

  5. Business of the House

    · Oral Questions · named 1 time

  6. Business of Supply

    · Government Orders · named 1 time

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