Assent to Dental, Rental and Criminal Acts
Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 156, Number 49: PARLIAMENT
This notice records that Royal Assent was signified on 2022-11-17 to two Acts: An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing (chapter 14, 2022) and An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (chapter 15, 2022). Published 2022-12-03, the notice is administrative — it confirms the bills became Acts but does not describe their legal or program details.
- Published
- December 3, 2022
- Department
- Unavailable
- Section
- HOUSE OF COMMONS
- Comment deadline
- Unavailable
- Effective date
- November 17, 2022
- Publication part
- Part I
Summary
Summary#
This Canada Gazette notice (Part I, published December 3, 2022) records actions from the House of Commons. It says that Royal Assent was given on November 17, 2022 to two bills: An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing (chapter 14, 2022) and An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (chapter 15, 2022).
What it does#
- Notes that Standing Order 130 (about notices of intended applications for private bills) was published in the Canada Gazette on November 20, 2021.
- Records that Ms. Christine MacIntyre, acting as Deputy of the Governor General, signified Royal Assent by written declaration on November 17, 2022.
- Lists the two bills that were assented to and their chapter numbers:
- An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing (Bill C‑31, chapter 14, 2022)
- An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Bill C‑5, chapter 15, 2022)
Who's affected#
- People who might use or rely on dental care supports and rental housing measures named in An Act respecting cost of living relief measures related to dental care and rental housing.
- People affected by criminal-law or drug-law changes named in An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- The notice itself is mainly administrative. It will also be of interest to Parliament observers, legal professionals, and anyone tracking these two bills.
If you want the full details of what each Act changes, this notice does not include them. You would need to look up the full texts of the Acts or related government summaries.
Why it matters#
- Royal Assent is the final step that turns a passed bill into law. The two bills listed were therefore made Acts on November 17, 2022.
- That means the subjects named in the titles—dental care and rental housing supports, and changes to criminal and controlled-substances law—may now have legal or program effects. The Gazette notice does not explain those effects.
- If these topics affect you (for example, access to dental programs, rental supports, or interactions with criminal/drug laws), look up the full Act texts or watch for government summaries to see exactly what changed.
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Source: Canada Gazette