Four federal bills receive Royal Assent

Summary#

This Canada Gazette entry reports a House of Commons notice about private bills and records that several bills received Royal Assent on June 26, 2025. The bills enacted include an amendment linked to supply management, a pair of new acts called the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act, and two federal appropriation acts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

What it does#

• Notes that Standing Order 130 (about notices of intended applications for private bills) was published in the Canada Gazette on May 24, 2025, and gives contact information for the Private Members’ Business Office, House of Commons.
• Records Royal Assent (formal approval) given on June 26, 2025 to these bills:
  • An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management) (Bill C-202, chapter 1, 2025).
  • An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act (Bill C-5, chapter 2, 2025).
  • An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (Bill C-6, chapter 3, 2025).
  • An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 (Bill C-7, chapter 4, 2025).
• Names shown in the item include Eric Janse, Clerk of the House of Commons, and Shaila Anwar, Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments.

Who's affected#

• People or groups who bring or oppose private bills — the notice about Standing Order 130 is aimed at them. The Gazette lists contact info for the Private Members’ Business Office if further action is needed.
• Those involved in supply management — the item records an amendment to the relevant act, but it does not list the full details or which products are affected.
• Businesses, workers, and governments who may be affected by the new Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act — the Gazette entry reports these acts were enacted but does not explain their provisions.
• Federal departments, programs and anyone served by them — the two appropriation acts (Bills C-6 and C-7) provide legal authority for government spending for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

Why it matters#

• Royal Assent on June 26, 2025 means these bills have been enacted into law. That can change rules that affect trade, worker mobility, supply-managed industries, and government spending.
• The appropriation acts give the federal government legal authority to spend money for the coming fiscal year. That affects how programs and services are funded.
• The Gazette entry itself is brief and does not explain the contents or effects of the new laws. For details on what each new act changes, you would need to read the full text of the acts or follow House of Commons and government announcements.