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Christian Heritage Month

S-249 Christian Heritage Month Act: An Act respecting Christian Heritage Month

Designates the month of December as Christian Heritage Month.

What Bill S-249 would do

The bill would designate December of each year as Christian Heritage Month. The published material gives no further detail.

Official text

Official summary

This enactment designates the month of December as “Christian Heritage Month”. Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address: www.sencanada.ca/en 1st Session, 45th Parliament, 3 - 4 Charles III, 2025 - 2026 SENATE OF CANADA BILL S-249 An Act respecting Christian Heritage Month

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

Kind
Senator's bill
Sponsor
Leo Housakos, Senator
Introduced
in the Senate
Last activity

Where it stands

  1. ProposedJun 9 Exact stageAt second reading in the Senate · since June 9, 2026Introduced, but not debated yet.
  2. Being debated
  3. Almost law
  4. Law

Introduced June 9; not debated yet

  1. First reading in the Senate done

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  2. Second reading in the Senate now

  3. Third reading in the Senate not yet

  4. First reading in the House not yet

  5. Second reading in the House not yet

  6. Committee in the House not yet

  7. Report stage in the House not yet

  8. Third reading in the House not yet

  9. Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: At second reading in the Senate · since June 9, 2026.

  1. Senate
  2. House
  3. Royal assent

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