Multiple Bills Receive Royal Assent

Summary#

This Canada Gazette notice lists several bills that received Royal Assent in June 2023 and so became Acts of Parliament. It shows which bills were assented to on June 19, 2023 (notified to Parliament on June 20, 2023) and which were assented to on June 22, 2023.

What it does#

• Records that Royal Assent was signified on June 19, 2023 (notification to Parliament on June 20, 2023) for these Acts:
  • An Act respecting Lebanese Heritage Month (Bill S-246, chapter 13, 2023)
  • An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-41, chapter 14, 2023)
  • An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (Bill C-13, chapter 15, 2023)
  • An Act to amend the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts, and to make a clarification relating to another Act (Bill C-45, chapter 16, 2023)
• Records that Royal Assent was signified on June 22, 2023 (notification to Parliament on June 22, 2023) for these Acts:
  • An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act (Bill C-22, chapter 17, 2023)
  • An Act to amend the Judges Act (Bill C-9, chapter 18, 2023)
  • An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Bill S-8, chapter 19, 2023)
  • An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting (Bill C-224, chapter 20, 2023)
  • An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents) (Bill C-242, chapter 21, 2023)
  • An Act to give effect to the self-government treaty recognizing the Whitecap Dakota Nation / Wapaha Ska Dakota Oyate and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-51, chapter 22, 2023)
  • An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (Bill C-18, chapter 23, 2023)
  • An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 (Bill C-54, chapter 24, 2023)
  • An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 (Bill C-55, chapter 25, 2023)
  • An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023 (Bill C-47, chapter 26, 2023)

Who's affected#

• People with disabilities and their families, by the Canada disability benefit in Bill C-22.
• Firefighters and related health programs, by Bill C-224 (national framework for cancers linked to firefighting).
• People applying for visitor or parent/grandparent visas, by Bill C-242 and immigration-related Bill S-8.
• Users and operators of online platforms that host news, by Bill C-18.
• Businesses under federal jurisdiction and language-rights issues, by Bill C-13 (which also enacts the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act).
• The Whitecap Dakota Nation / Wapaha Ska Dakota Oyate, by Bill C-51 (self-government treaty).
• The justice system and judges, by Bill C-9 and the Criminal Code amendments in Bill C-41.
• The federal government’s finances, by the supply and budget implementation Acts (Bill C-54, Bill C-55, Bill C-47).
• Other groups affected by changes to fiscal or Indigenous governance arrangements under Bill C-45.

If a specific Act affects you, the Act’s title gives a rough idea of its focus. The Gazette notice itself only records that these bills received Royal Assent; it does not give the full text or details of how each Act will work in practice.

Why it matters#

• Royal Assent is the final formal step for a bill to become an Act. That means these measures moved from proposals into law in June 2023.
• Some of the Acts set up new programs (for example, the Canada disability benefit) or change rules that affect many people (immigration rules, language use in federally regulated businesses, online platforms and news).
• Other Acts settle government financing for the 2023–24 year or recognize Indigenous self-government, both of which have ongoing practical effects.
• The Gazette notice is a short official record. For details on how each new law will be implemented, people should look up the full text of the Act or government guidance.