Crime & safety

Most activity in the last two sitting weeks first.

• Rules for advance requests for assisted dying

  Allows advance requests for medical assistance in dying and keeps people with only a mental illness ineligible.

  Being debated

  First debate in the House: 1 day so far

  C-41 Medical Assistance in Dying Safeguards Act

• Police access to electronic data

  Helps police and security agencies obtain subscriber data and electronic information from telecommunications providers during investigations.

  Almost law

  Passed the House; now in the Senate, in committee there

  C-22 Lawful Access Act, 2026

• New Financial Crimes Agency

  Creates a specialized federal law enforcement agency to investigate financial crimes and help recover proceeds of crime.

  Being studied

  In a House committee since June 18

  C-29 Financial Crimes Agency Act

• Border and immigration rules updated

  Changes rules for border enforcement and immigration processing, and gives police broader access to digital data during investigations.

  Being debated

  First debate in the House: 4 days so far

  C-2 Strong Borders Act

• Military justice system changes

  Removes military authority over sexual offences in Canada and changes how top military justice officials are appointed.

  Law since Jun 18

  C-11 Military Justice System Modernization Act

• Criminal Code and victim rights changes

  Creates a criminal offence for coercive control against an intimate partner and expands rights and protections for crime victims.

  Law since Jun 18

  C-16 Protecting Victims Act

• New hate crime offences created

  Creates criminal offences for hate-motivated crimes, displaying hate symbols in public, and blocking access to religious or cultural places.

  Law since Jun 18

  C-9 Combatting Hate Act

• Rules on intimate partner violence

  Creates intimate partner violence offences and restricts police release for people arrested for them.

  Law since Jun 17

  C-225 An Act to amend the Criminal Code · Private member's bill

• Bail and sentencing rules

  Adds new bail conditions and sentencing rules for violent crimes, car theft, and break-ins.

  Law since Jun 15

  C-14 Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

• New cyber security rules

  Gives the federal government powers to order telecom providers and vital infrastructure operators to secure their cyber systems.

  Law since Jun 15

  C-8 An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts

• Criminal Code sterilization rules clarified

  Clarifies under the Criminal Code that a sterilization procedure wounds or maims a person for aggravated assault.

  Law since Jun 15

  S-228 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures) · Senator's bill

• Border security and immigration rules

  Changes border security rules, refugee claim processes, and federal powers to stop processing immigration applications.

  Law since Mar 26

  C-12 Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act

Most of these never become law. Furthest along first.

• Banning online pornography for youth

  Makes it an offence for organizations to make pornographic material available to young persons on the internet.

  Being studied

  Passed the Senate; now in the House, in committee there

  S-209 Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act · Senator's bill

• Action on intimate partner violence

  Continues national action to prevent intimate partner violence.

  Being debated

  Passed the Senate; now in the House, debate there under way

  S-242 Georgina’s Law · Senator's bill

• Mandatory programs for offenders

  Allows judges to order offenders into educational or treatment programs in prison, and adds penalties for large-scale fentanyl trafficking.

  Being studied

  In a House committee since June 1

  C-240 Offender Rehabilitation Act · Private member's bill

• Withholding victim remains affects parole

  Delays parole and adds sentencing penalties for offenders who refuse to tell authorities where human remains are located.

  Being studied

  In a House committee since March 26

  C-236 Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Victims' Families Act · Private member's bill

• Addiction treatment in youth justice

  Allows youth courts to delay sentencing or order addiction treatment programs for young persons found guilty of offences.

  Being debated

  Final debate in the House

  C-231 An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act · Private member's bill

• Restitution for front-line workers

  Allows court restitution orders for specific damages suffered by front-line workers, including emergency and victim support staff.

  Being debated

  Back from committee; final debate in the House next

  C-238 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders) · Private member's bill

• Penalties for religious property mischief

  Increases the criminal penalties for committing mischief against religious property.

  Being debated

  First debate in the House: 1 day so far

  C-255 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief — religious property) · Private member's bill

• Parole date details for victims

  Requires officials to explain to victims how an offender's release and parole dates were set.

  Being debated

  Back from committee; final debate in the House next

  C-221 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims) · Private member's bill

• RCMP enforcement of First Nation laws

  Requires RCMP officers to enforce First Nation laws and carry out warrants issued under those laws.

  Being studied

  In a Senate committee since June 11

  S-223 An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act · Senator's bill

• Prosecutions under First Nation laws

  Directs federal prosecutors to handle offences under First Nation laws unless a community hires its own prosecutor or makes an agreement.

  Being studied

  In a Senate committee since June 11

  S-224 An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act · Senator's bill

• Longer parole waits for murders

  Requires life sentences with 25 to 40 years before parole for convictions of abduction, sexual assault and murder.

  Being debated

  Back from committee; final debate in the House next

  C-235 Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act · Private member's bill

• National silver alert system

  Sets up a national framework for silver alerts, meant to help safely find missing vulnerable seniors.

  Being studied

  In a House committee since June 5

  C-263 Silver Alert National Framework Act · Private member's bill

• New rules for federal prisons

  Transfers federal prisoners with disabling mental health issues to hospitals and limits isolation without a court order to 48 hours.

  Being debated

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

  S-205 Providing Alternatives to Isolation and Ensuring Oversight and Remedies in the Correctional System Act (Tona’s Law) · Senator's bill

• Sentencing for assaults on responders

  Requires judges to consider whether an assault victim is a health worker or first responder when deciding sentences.

  Being studied

  Passed the Senate; now in the House, in committee there

  S-233 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders) · Senator's bill

• Strategy to combat human trafficking

  Requires the public safety minister to maintain and update the federal plan against human trafficking and address its harms.

  Being studied

  In a Senate committee since May 26

  S-235 National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking Act · Senator's bill

• Banning unprompted assisted dying talks

  Bans certain people from bringing up medically assisted dying with anyone who has not asked to discuss it.

  Being debated

  First debate in the House: 1 day so far

  C-260 Preventing Coercion of Persons Not Seeking Medical Assistance in Dying Act · Private member's bill

• First Nations lottery control

  Allows First Nations governing bodies to run, manage, and license lotteries on their reserves after giving notice to governments.

  Being studied

  In a Senate committee since March 12

  S-241 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Indian Act · Senator's bill

• More sentencing choices for judges

  Allows judges to change prescribed sentences and requires written reasons before handing down mandatory minimum prison terms.

  Being debated

  First debate in the Senate: 1 day so far

  S-208 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (independence of the judiciary) · Senator's bill

• Family violence rules in divorce

  Requires lawyers to screen for domestic abuse in divorces and changes court rules for protecting children.

  Being studied

  In a House committee since February 4

  C-223 Keeping Children Safe Act · Private member's bill

• Advance requests for assisted dying

  Allows advance written requests for medically assisted dying if a person loses the capacity to give final consent.

  Being debated

  First debate in the Senate: 2 days so far

  S-231 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) · Senator's bill

• Expiring criminal records

  Allows criminal records to expire and repeals a related regulation.

  Being debated

  First debate in the Senate: 1 day so far

  S-207 An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation · Senator's bill

• Proof of consent for commercial pornography

  Bans making or sharing commercial pornographic material without verifying age and consent, and requires websites to remove material upon request.

  Proposed

  Introduced October 20; not debated yet

  S-252 Stopping Internet Sexual Exploitation Act (the Protect Act) · Senator's bill

• Self-defence legal presumptions

  Adds legal presumptions to the Criminal Code rules for self-defence.

  Proposed

  Introduced March 12; not debated yet

  C-270 Stand on Guard Act · Private member's bill

• Mandatory minimums for child abuse material

  Applies the notwithstanding clause to keep mandatory minimum sentences for possessing or accessing child sexual abuse material.

  Proposed

  Introduced November 5, 2025; not debated yet

  S-240 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (declaration of exception pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Charter for mandatory minimum sentences for child sexual abuse and exploitation material offences) · Senator's bill

• Framework for crime victims' rights

  Expands legal rights for crime victims and sets up a framework to put those rights into effect.

  Proposed

  Introduced October 1, 2025; not debated yet

  S-236 An Act to amend the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to establish a framework for implementing the rights of victims of crime · Senator's bill