Canadian Legislation

The bill removes plastic manufactured items from CEPA's toxic list. Federal single-use plastic bans may ease, but provinces and cities can still set their own rules.

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Federal workers get more ways to report wrongdoing and stronger protection from reprisals. A longer complaint window and penalties apply, and contractors are covered.

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Bigger parties must post nomination rules and diversity targets each year. Elections Canada will survey candidates and publish anonymous reports after elections.

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Big social media must cut harmful content and add child-safety tools. New watchdog can fine companies and order fast removal; hate-crime penalties rise.

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New rules boost security at ports and on trains. Ports must consult locals and Indigenous groups, post climate plans, and a B.C. zone gets a 14‑day anchoring limit.

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On a third car theft case treated as serious, judges must give at least three years in jail. No community sentences in serious cases; gang links count most.

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Most fossil fuel ads and promotions would be banned. Gas stations could show prices, but no rebates or gifts, and violators face big fines or jail.

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People charged with promoting hate, including Holocaust denial, can't use a good-faith religious opinion defence. Other defences like truth and public interest still apply after 30 days.

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Extortion now carries at least 3 years in prison, more with guns or gang links. Arson during extortion must count against the offender.

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Some projects will use a province's review instead of Ottawa's. You can comment on draft agreements for 60 days, but project input will follow provincial rules.

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More crimes will require DNA orders. Police can use family DNA searches in serious cases, and privacy rules change for people with pardons, youth, and the military.

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It creates new protected lands and waters and tightens spill rules in parks. Visitors and businesses must report and clean up harmful leaks or face orders and costs.

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It does not change home energy bills. Ports and shippers must stop thermal coal exports, except in emergencies, with public decisions and heavy fines.

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You pay no GST/HST on select extra-efficient appliances and systems. You can also claim a 10% tax credit, up to $1,000 a year.

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Courts must ban weapon possession after any violent crime conviction. Judges set how long the ban lasts, and breaking it is a crime.

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Canada formally recognizes Métis governments in Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. When treaties take effect, they will have force of law and may override federal laws in agreed areas.

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All government works become free to use. People can copy, share, change, and sell them without asking or paying.

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Penalties for gun crimes increase. Police and courts can remove guns in risky homes, limit handgun transfers, stop ghost guns, and allow trained guards at nuclear sites.

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Removes GST on new rental builds, which could add supply. Strengthens competition law to curb unfair pricing and probe markets like groceries.

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This bill adds $20.7B to federal budgets so services keep running. It boosts Indigenous programs, defence, immigration, health, housing, and infrastructure, with some funds usable into 2025.

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Passenger trains must go first on shared tracks. Railways face fines up to $250,000 if they delay passengers in conflicts; the minister or agency can enforce this.

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For eight years, farms won't pay the carbon charge on natural gas and propane used to heat barns, greenhouses, or dry grain. Home heating bills are unchanged.

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A judge can order you to unlock your device in serious cases when police already have search rights. Refusing without a reasonable excuse becomes a crime with severe penalties.

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Long-term care owners and officers face a clear legal duty to provide basic needs. Courts can ban convicted leaders from working with vulnerable adults.

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