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S-250 Indigenous Rights Statement Act: An Act to amend the Department of Justice Act

Requires a statement on how every government bill affects Indigenous rights recognized in the Constitution.

What Bill S-250 would do

The bill would require the Minister of Justice to table a statement for every government bill introduced in Parliament. Each statement would outline the bill's potential effects on Indigenous rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The published material gives no further detail.

Official text

Official summary

The bill amends the Department of Justice Act to, among other things, require that the Minister of Justice cause to be tabled, for every government bill introduced in either House of Parliament, a statement of the bill’s potential effects on the rights of Indigenous Peoples that are recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . 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-250 An Act to amend the Department of Justice Act

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

Kind
Senator's bill
Sponsor
Margo Greenwood, Senator
Introduced
in the Senate
Last activity

Where it stands

  1. ProposedJun 18 Exact stageAt second reading in the Senate · since June 18, 2026Introduced, but not debated yet.
  2. Being debated
  3. Almost law
  4. Law

Introduced June 18; 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 18, 2026.

  1. Senate
  2. House
  3. Royal assent

Debates in the House 0

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  1. The Criminal Code

    · Private Members' Business · named 1 time

  2. Criminal Code

    · Private Members' Business · named 2 times

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