Canada Projets de loi
Warnings before charges for drug possession
Possession stays illegal, but police must consider warnings or health referrals before charges. Past warnings can't be used later in court.
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National Diabetes Framework Coming to Canada
The Health Minister must create a Canada-wide diabetes plan with provinces and Indigenous partners. It sets education, care guidance, and data goals, but promises no new funding or benefits.
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Canada expands assisted dying access with safeguards
More people can request assisted dying, even if death is not near. New safeguards apply, mental illness alone is excluded, and reporting duties grow for providers and pharmacies.
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Quebec Exempt from Federal Multiculturalism Act
This bill stops the Multiculturalism Act from applying in Quebec. Federal services and grants in Quebec may change, since they would no longer follow the Act's duties or reporting.
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CPP Fund Faces New Ethical Investment Bans
The CPP fund must avoid companies tied to rights abuses, banned weapons, or corruption, and consider ESG factors. Your benefits stay the same; timing starts when cabinet sets a date.
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Ottawa to Craft Climate Emergency Plan
The minister must create a climate action plan within a year with Indigenous partners. It aims to meet 2030 targets and adds no new rules yet.
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National Plan to Tackle Environmental Racism
The Environment Minister must create a national plan on environmental racism after hearing from provinces and communities. It maps risks, studies health effects, considers fixes, and reports every five years.
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Federal Projects Must Follow Provincial Land, Environment Rules
Airfields, telecom towers, ports, and federal lands would need to meet provincial zoning and environmental rules. Local planning processes would apply, adding provincial permits and timelines.
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National Plan to Cut Repeat Crime
The federal government must publish a plan to cut repeat crime within one year. It will test programs, support re-entry and jobs, and report results with provinces and community groups.
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Protects Dairy in Future Trade Deals
Stops the foreign minister from raising import quotas or cutting tariffs on extra imports of dairy, poultry, and eggs in future trade deals. Current rules and prices stay the same.
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French Required for Quebec Citizenship Applicants
Permanent residents in Quebec would need French to become citizens and take the test in French. Rules elsewhere stay the same; no new funding or programs.
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Mandatory Hearings for Climate Expropriations
If the federal government seeks your land for habitat or climate projects, you get a public hearing. Cabinet cannot skip it, but the taking can still proceed.
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Tax Credit for Oil and Gas Well Cleanup
Small oil and gas firms get a tax credit to plug and restore wells, for work done 2020–2025. Ottawa must also study more tax tools to boost cleanup funding.
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More Flexibility for Compassionate Care Leave
Workers in federally regulated jobs get a longer window to take unpaid compassionate care leave. Leave can continue up to three weeks after a family member dies.
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Provinces Can Allow Single-Event Sports Betting
Provinces can now allow single-game sports bets. You can place legal single bets where your province offers them; horse racing stays under the federal pooled system.
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Lifts B.C. North Coast Tanker Ban
Ends the north coast tanker ban in B.C. Ports could see more large oil ships if projects get permits. Other marine safety and environmental rules still apply.
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Provinces to Collect Federal Income Taxes
Quebec could move to one income tax return. Provinces may collect federal taxes under deals that protect jobs; tax rules stay the same.
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Second reading
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Tougher Penalties and Bail for Smuggled Guns
The bill raises jail terms and makes bail harder for people accused of possessing smuggled guns. Some cases would carry at least three years in federal prison.
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Second reading
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Canada Decriminalizes Simple Drug Possession
Possession for personal use would no longer be a crime. Police could not charge you for possession, but selling, making, importing, or exporting drugs would still be illegal.
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Tax Credit for Home Security Systems
You can claim part of what you spend on a home security system. It lowers federal tax you owe, up to $750 a year per person.
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New Crime for Sex-Selective Abortion Providers
Doctors face jail for abortions done only due to fetus's sex; patients are not charged. Ottawa will set guidelines on what information doctors give about abortion requests and this offence.
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LGBTQ2S Added to Employment Equity Act
Federal and regulated workplaces must count LGBTQ2S staff who self-identify and include them in equity plans and audits. No quotas; privacy and consent rules apply.
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Tougher Penalties for Sexual Exploitation
Judges must give at least one year in jail for some sexual exploitation crimes. A victim’s disability must count against offenders who buy sexual services.
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Employment Insurance Sickness Benefits Extended to 50 Weeks
Employment Insurance sickness benefits could last up to 50 weeks instead of 15. Self-employed who opted in are included; eligibility and payment rates stay the same.
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