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Parliament 45 · 364 petitions

e-7667

Electronic

Waiting for certification

Review of extremist groups and symbols

Anthony Housefather · 1,691 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to initiate a formal Criminal Code review of Kata’ib Hezbollah and, if applicable legal criteria are met, list it as a terrorist entity. They also request reviews of organizations that display Hamas or IRGC signs, flags or images of Iranian leaders (naming Mojtaba and Ali Khamenei) and, in consultation with provinces and municipalities, consideration of laws to prohibit public displays that promote listed terrorist entities. The petition cites Canada’s existing listings for the IRGC and Hamas, U.S. prosecutorial allegations regarding Kata’ib Hezbollah, and public rallies in Canada; no government response is included in the petition.

e-7434

Electronic

Waiting for certification

Temporary Youth Worker Program

Bardish Chagger · 114 signatures

The petitioners say youth unemployment in Canada is a serious economic and social challenge and cite a Statistics Canada projection that it could cost about $18.5 billion by 2034 through lost wages, reduced productivity, and lower government revenues. They ask the House of Commons to establish a Temporary Youth Worker Program providing 12-month wage subsidies for employers who hire Canadian citizens and permanent residents aged 15–24, with subsidy levels reviewed by Parliament, targeted sectors (green economy, digital industries, skilled trades, community health, housing construction), and to frame the program as both an employment initiative and a deficit-reduction strategy.

e-7842

Electronic

Open for signature

Criminalize Intentional Wage Theft

Don Davies · 27 signatures

Petitioners say that between 1935 and 1955 the Criminal Code criminalized intentional wage underpayment and that this protection was removed in the 1955 consolidation, leaving enforcement to provincial civil and administrative mechanisms. They cite recent laws in Australia and New Zealand and argue provincial employment standards lack criminal investigative powers, and that under the Constitution Act, 1867 the federal Parliament has exclusive authority to legislate criminal offences. Petitioners ask the House of Commons to amend the Criminal Code to reintroduce and modernize federal offences for intentional wage theft and deliberate asset concealment to evade statutory wage orders.

Sign at the House of Commons

e-7845

Electronic

Open for signature

Microplastics and Biodegradable Materials

Don Davies · 22 signatures

Petitioners say microplastics are widespread in Canadian ecosystems, treated drinking water, wildlife, food and human tissues and that they can carry hazardous chemical additives and sorbed contaminants, posing cumulative exposure concerns for children and future generations. They ask the Government of Canada to (1) integrate microplastics into federal plastics strategies and clarify CEPA authorities for Plastic Manufactured Items, (2) fund and incentivize Canadian research, development and commercialization of truly biodegradable textile fibres and dyes with public transparency, and (3) establish a sustained federal research and innovation program to develop tires that yield only truly biodegradable, non‑toxic particles.

Sign at the House of Commons

451-01274

Paper

Presented

Protect Canada Post Services

Alex Ruff · 55 signatures

The petitioners say Canada Post and the federal government are planning service cuts — including ending door-to-door delivery, reducing mail standards, lifting a moratorium on rural post office closures, and cutting jobs — and that Canada Post submitted its plan to government without making it public. They call on Parliament to stop the cuts and to launch a fully transparent public review of Canada Post’s mandate that allows meaningful stakeholder input; the petitioners contend the changes would disproportionately affect seniors, people with disabilities, and rural, remote and Indigenous communities (they allege up to four million households could lose door-to-door delivery and thousands of workers could lose jobs).

451-01275

Paper

Presented

Ban live export of horses

Elizabeth May · 30 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada, through the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture, to amend the Health of Animals Regulations to ban the live export of horses for slaughter. They say horses continue to be exported live for slaughter, often after long journeys and in conditions the petition describes as inhumane, and that Canadians increasingly want stronger animal-welfare protections. No government response is included in the petition.

451-01277

Paper

Presented

Renew Indigenous Housing Agreements

Gord Johns · 28 signatures

The petitioners say Indigenous and affordable housing providers, including M'akola Housing Society in British Columbia, face the expiration of long-standing federal operating agreements that they say could threaten the affordability of 528 Indigenous homes in BC (about 1,775 people) and 42 homes in Port Alberni (about 147 people). They ask the Government of Canada to renew and adequately fund National Housing Strategy bilateral agreements before expiry, protect tenants from unaffordable rent increases, and work with Indigenous housing providers and provinces/territories on a long-term funding framework; the petition does not include a government response.

451-01279

Paper

Presented

Reduce Youth Unemployment

Garnett Genuis · 25 signatures

The petitioners say youth unemployment in Canada is alarmingly high and that training programs, immigration policy, and rising living costs are not aligned with labour‑market needs. They call on the Government of Canada to present a clear plan developed in consultation with young people, employers and educators, and to report to Parliament on progress in job creation, training alignment, and youth labour‑market participation.

451-01280

Paper

Presented

Ban Live Export of Horses

Anita Vandenbeld · 509 signatures

This petition, addressed to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture, asks the Government of Canada to ban the live export of horses for slaughter. Petitioners state that horses are exported from Canada for slaughter and often endure long journeys and inhumane conditions, and they request that the Health of Animals Regulations be amended to prohibit live horse exports. The petition document does not include a government response.

e-7372

Electronic

Presented

Allow advance MAID directives for dementia

Dan Albas · 1,270 signatures

The petitioners, including someone whose spouse was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, state the spouse was initially approved for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) but later lost capacity and could not confirm the request. They say current MAID rules require mental capacity at the time of the procedure and ask the House of Commons to allow advance MAID requests (advance directives) for people with dementia, with clear safeguards to honour prior wishes and prevent prolonged suffering. No government response is included with the petition.

e-7463

Electronic

Presented

Care Economy as National Infrastructure

Yasir Naqvi · 613 signatures

The petitioners assert that Canada’s care systems are essential economic infrastructure and that inadequate care provision disproportionately affects women, reduces workforce participation, and increases economic insecurity. They ask the Minister responsible for Canada–U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy to recognize the care economy under the Building Canada Act, add a National Care Economy Strategy to Schedule 1, direct the Major Projects Office to coordinate its development with provinces, territories, Indigenous governments and stakeholders, and commit long‑term federal investment to childcare, home care, long‑term care, disability supports, mental health services, caregiver income supports and care workforce infrastructure.

e-7510

Electronic

Waiting for certification

Mandatory climate footprint label

Patrick Weiler · 681 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to develop and implement a mandatory, standardized, and comparable climate (CO2e) footprint label for consumer products sold in Canada. The petitioners assert that some producers already measure product CO2e using ISO 14067, that comparable labels (e.g., Nutrition Facts, EnerGuide) have influenced consumer choices, and that international moves (including the EU) make such disclosure feasible and potentially impactful. The petition includes no government response.

e-7594

Electronic

Presented

Transfer Register to National Trust

Yasir Naqvi · 2,414 signatures

Petitioners say the Canadian Register of Historic Places is the only pan‑Canadian public record of more than 13,500 historic places and that the federal government has stepped back from hosting it, leaving it at risk of imminent decommissioning. They ask the Government of Canada to transfer stewardship of the Register to the National Trust for Canada and to provide a one‑time federal endowment to stabilize and modernize it. The petition raises concerns about loss of public access, data fragmentation, and calls for Canadian hosting, bilingualism and reconciliation principles; no government response is included with the petition.

e-7628

Electronic

Presented

CSIS immigration screening standards

Anita Vandenbeld · 3,125 signatures

The petitioners say immigration security screening involves IRCC, CSIS and CBSA and that delays at CSIS—which they contend lacks a public service standard—are creating backlogs that delay CBSA and IRCC decisions; they cite CSIS’s 2025 public report and CBSA’s 107‑day target and say such delays have caused family, career and legal harms. The petitioners ask the government to require CSIS to publish measurable service standards and aggregate performance data, establish an escalation and review process for overdue cases, and issue a time‑bound backlog‑reduction plan; no government response is included in the petition.

e-7496

Electronic

Waiting for certification

Fertility preservation for endometriosis

Elizabeth May · 545 signatures

Petitioners say endometriosis affects about 1 in 10 people and that diagnosis and access to specialist care, excision surgery, pelvic pain treatment, fertility support, and workplace or school accommodations can be delayed or limited in Canada. They call on the House of Commons to expand publicly funded fertility preservation for people with severe endometriosis, to recognize specific conditions (severe endometriosis, ovarian endometriomas, reduced ovarian reserve, repeat ovarian or pelvic surgery) as medical fertility risks, and to work with provinces and territories to improve access to counselling, referrals, testing, egg freezing, medication support, and storage-fee coverage. The petition does not include a government response.

e-7470

Electronic

Waiting for certification

Timelines for Wrongful-Conviction Reviews

Elizabeth May · 129 signatures

Petitioners say applicants for wrongful-conviction review can wait many years, causing hardship, uncertainty, and diminished confidence in Canada’s justice system; they also say there are no legislated timelines for intake, assessment, investigation and decision-making and cite the Supreme Court decision R. v. Jordan. They ask the House of Commons to establish statutory timelines and transparency under s. 696.1, including assigning a case number and reviewer within 30 days, a preliminary assessment within 180 days, an 18‑month deadline for final decisions after a negative preliminary assessment and applicant response, a 30‑month cap where further investigation is recommended, periodic written status updates, and a statutory right to seek judicial release.

451-01273

Paper

Presented

End firearm confiscation program

Mel Arnold · 40 signatures

Petitioners call on the Government of Canada to end the federal firearm confiscation program and to redirect resources toward targeting criminals and illegal firearm smuggling. They state the Cape Breton pilot recovered 25 firearms from 16 people at a cost of $150,000, assert the overall program will cost nearly $1 billion with $242 million earmarked for compensation and the remainder for administration, and say several provincial premiers and major police organizations oppose the program. The petition does not include a government response.

e-7134

Electronic

Presented

Opposition to Northern BC Tanker Route

Gord Johns · 726 signatures

Petitioners say a memorandum of understanding between the governments of Canada and Alberta signals support for a new pipeline and crude‑oil tanker route to British Columbia’s north coast, and that Coastal First Nations (including the Haisla Nation and the Lax Kw'alaams Band) and British Columbia oppose such a project. They state coastal First Nations have developed a conservation‑based economy, allege the federal government is seeking to weaken the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, and call on the Government of Canada to cancel the memorandum, uphold the moratorium, work with coastal communities to grow a sustainable economy, and ensure full participation of B.C. and coastal First Nations in future negotiations.

e-7453

Electronic

Certified

Keep Canada's Airports Public

Heather McPherson · 9,856 signatures

Petitioners argue that Canada’s airports are critical national infrastructure developed with public investment and that privatization could transfer control to profit-driven owners, risking higher fees, reduced accountability, and pressure on labour standards. They ask the Government of Canada to reject proposals to privatize, sell, or transfer ownership or control of Canadian airports and to maintain public oversight to protect affordability, accessibility, safety, regional connectivity, and labour standards.

e-7456

Electronic

Presented

Exhibition of Robert Bateman

Elizabeth May · 9,147 signatures

Petitioners state that Robert Bateman, a 96‑year‑old wildlife artist from Salt Spring Island, is renowned for his art and ecological advocacy and that the National Gallery of Canada's mandate is to showcase artists who contribute to Canadian culture and identity. They claim Bateman's works have never been exhibited at the National Gallery and ask the Government of Canada to urge the Gallery to organize an exhibition of his art. The petition does not include a government response.

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