Criminal Justice in Canada
Compare recent bills on this issue across different governments.
Canada
View Bills →Strong and Free Elections Act
Stops foreign money and deepfake lies in elections. Parties must protect voter data and donations must be traceable.
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Royal assent
Timeline
Lawful Access Act, 2026
Police and security agencies can get subscriber and transmission data faster. Some service providers may have to retain metadata and help with access.
Status
Third reading
Timeline
Financial Crimes Agency Act
Creates a federal agency to investigate serious financial crimes and recover assets. Businesses may face more federal probes and some cases move to federal prosecutors.
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Second reading
Timeline
Stopping Supply to Save Lives Act
The law forces life sentences for supplying tiny amounts of powerful synthetic opioids and bans parole for 25 years. Offences near schools or treatment centres bring harsher punishment.
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First reading
Timeline
Appropriation Act No. 2, 2026-27
This law lets federal departments keep running and paying staff through March 31, 2027. It does not change taxes or benefits.
Status
Royal assent
Timeline
New Consumer Privacy Law
Businesses must protect and limit use of your personal data and tell you about serious breaches. You can access, correct, delete, move data, and get explanations for major automated decisions.
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First reading
Timeline
Combatting Hate Act
Police can charge hate cases faster. Public Nazi or terrorist symbols are banned, with narrow exceptions, hate-driven crimes get tougher penalties, and access to worship and community sites is protected.
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Royal assent
Timeline
Military Justice System Modernization Act
Most military sexual offence cases will go to civilian courts. Victims can choose a court martial and get more support, while justice leaders gain independence and clearer rules.
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Royal assent
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Ontario
View Bills →Public Safety and Adoption Overhaul
Adds new police powers, tightens adoption rules, bans some pill presses, and helps trafficking victims stop debt collections.
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Second Reading
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Bill 75, Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act, 2025
Gives police faster licence suspensions and higher driving fines. It lets government collect pledged property, limits animal research, and changes police record checks and scholarships.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Stronger Support and Transparency for Survivors
Police must tell people 16 or older who report sexual assault about free legal advice. Regulators cannot set time limits on therapy and the government must publish yearly progress updates.
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Second Reading
Timeline
Stronger Jail Oversight and Whistleblower Protections
It protects correctional staff who report illegal or unsafe actions and boosts watchdog powers. The minister must publish a reform timeline and jail population counts to increase transparency.
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First Reading
Timeline
Bill 33, Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025
Ontario boosts oversight of child welfare, schools, and colleges. Expect more audits, clearer admissions, possible police in schools, and new rules on student fees and research safety.
Status
Royal Assent
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Ontario bans public drug use, toughens trespass
Police can stop public drug use and make people leave, and can seize drugs. Fines up to $10,000 or six months in jail; trespass penalties get tougher.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Bill 10, Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025
Police get more powers, including seizing car-theft devices and closing drug sites. Landlords face fines, victims get easier restraining orders, and judges and bail rules change.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Ontario Budget Cuts Fuel Taxes, Adds Fertility Credit
Fuel gets cheaper and a new fertility tax credit helps families. No road tolls, alcohol taxes drop, camera rules tighten, and penalties rise for illegal tobacco and market abuses.
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Royal Assent
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British Columbia
View Bills →Close Overdose Sites and Suspend Benefits
It would close provincially funded supervised drug sites, require not using illegal drugs in funded housing, and suspend benefits after drug possession until treatment is done.
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First Reading
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Stricter Rules for Property Forfeiture
The law tightens rules for seized property claims and lets courts forfeit property if owners miss deadlines. It also lets officials share some records and delay telling affected people.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Safe Access Zones for Worship Sites
Places of worship can post signs to create a zone protecting entry and worship. Within the zone you cannot block, intimidate, or pressure people, and police may arrest for breaches.
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Royal Assent
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Include Severe Brain Injury in Mental Health Act
People with serious brain injuries that harm judgment or behavior could be assessed and treated under the Mental Health Act, and sometimes held in hospital without consent.
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First Reading
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Immediate 30-Day Driving Ban for Reckless Driving
Police can seize your licence and impose a 30-day driving ban if they think you drove recklessly. Driving during the ban brings fines and possible jail.
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First Reading
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Dashcams Required in BC Commercial Vehicles
Commercial vehicles must record the road ahead whenever driven. Owners and lessees pay for cameras and upkeep, and drivers must not block or disable them.
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Second Reading
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BC Updates Licensing, Distracted Driving, Motorcycle Gear
Novice drivers may move up faster after approved training. Motorcyclists need more gear, and distracted driving rules tighten; your driving history from other places may also count.
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Royal Assent
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Faster Orders to Stop Intimate Image Abuse
Lets a tribunal and court quickly stop sharing intimate images without consent and award damages. Streamlines steps, protects privacy, and lets the ministry gather info to help victims.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Alberta
View Bills →Ban Deepfakes and Restrict Citizen Petitions
Makes it illegal to make or share fake political videos and lets officials remove them. Stops citizen initiatives near elections and raises the public pay disclosure threshold.
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Third Reading
Timeline
Tougher Animal Care and Enforcement Law
Owners must give animals better care or face big fines and jail. Peace officers can inspect, seize animals, and rehome or euthanize unclaimed animals.
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Royal Assent
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Tighter Election Rules and Legal Reforms
You must show ID to sign citizen petitions and candidates need 100 nomination signatures. Legal aid funding and lawyer discipline rules also change.
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Royal Assent
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Free Credit Freezes and Security Alerts
People can freeze or flag their credit reports to stop fraud. Lenders and bureaus must verify identity and cannot charge fees.
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Second Reading
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Threat Assessments and Police Service Reform
The law allows threat assessments and fast sharing of health and police data to prevent violence. It opens police jobs to permanent residents and updates police and corrections rules.
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Royal Assent
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Transfer Public Safety Staff to New Police Service
Public safety workers may be moved to a new police service. Service time, union status and benefits continue, but no severance if the job is largely the same.
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Royal Assent
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Midyear Budget Top Up and Transfers
This bill gives government departments extra money so services keep running this year. It shifts big hospital funds into assisted living but does not raise taxes.
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Third Reading
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Québec
View Bills →Law protecting consumers against misleading or fraudulent use of a person's identity or image
The law prohibits using a person's image, voice, or identity without consent for selling or promoting. The OPC or the AMF can order the removal and preservation of evidence.
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Adoption
Timeline
Act mainly aimed at better supporting individuals whose mental state may pose a risk to their own safety or that of others.
You can write psychiatric directives. Assessments and temporary holds will be faster, with the right to a lawyer and appeal to a specialized court.
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Dépôt du rapport de commission - Étude détaillée
Timeline
An Act to Promote the Safety and Security of the Population and to Amend Various Provisions
This law could make information about certain sex offenders public and establish rules for demonstrations, affecting the daily lives of citizens and the safety of elected officials.
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Adoption
Timeline
An Act to Increase Public Confidence in the Justice System by Modernizing Judicial Ethics and Implementing Certain Recommendations of the Judges' Remuneration Committee for the Period 2023-2027
The courts will be better managed and more transparent. Complaints against judges will be clearer, and access to services in French will be strengthened.
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Présentation
Timeline
Quebec Sets Rules for Supervised Drug Sites
Quebec requires approval for fixed supervised drug sites and bans them within 150 meters of schools. Permits last four years and include safety plans with public input.
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Adoption
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Quebec launches digital ID and cybersecurity overhaul
Quebec will offer a voluntary digital ID to access government services. It sets strict data rules and strengthens cybersecurity, while testing online court tools.
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Adoption
Timeline
Act to Strengthen the Integrity of Voting in the Context of Political Party Leadership Campaigns and Nomination Races
The project prohibits offering or requesting benefits to influence a vote in an internal campaign. It provides for fines for those who buy or sell votes.
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Adoption
Timeline
Quebec Overhauls Tribunal Appointments and Pay
Quebec sets one fair process to hire, pay, and renew tribunal decision-makers. It aims to cut political pressure and raise standards across housing, labor, and other boards.
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Présentation
Timeline
New Brunswick
View Bills →No Time Limit for Sexual Harm Claims
The bill removes time limits for some past sexual harm lawsuits. It lets people seek damages even many years later, if they were dependent or in an intimate relationship.
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Royal Assent
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Cross-Province Judgments Enforced
It lets enforcement of judgments from other provinces in New Brunswick and strengthens protection orders. This could speed up debt collection and improve safety for people.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Court jurisdiction rules for cross-border cases
This bill sets when a case can be heard in a different province and when it can move. It could affect where you sue, costs, and travel time.
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Royal Assent
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Unified judge-complaint process rolls out
A single system would handle complaints about provincial court judges. It could review, hear cases, and suspend or discipline judges, with public access to some hearings.
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Royal Assent
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Adjudicators must retire at 75
The bill would require adjudicators to retire at 75. It could affect who handles cases and when replacements are needed.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
First Nations laws gain provincial offence power
Some First Nation laws could be enforced in provincial courts. People might get tickets or face fines that go to the First Nation that made the law.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
VIN and Plate Match for Offences
The bill requires matching VIN and license plate numbers in highway offence records and salvage dealer records. This could make vehicle cases clearer and reduce mistakes.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Streamlines affidavits for motor vehicle cases
The bill lets some officers witness sworn statements for certain motor vehicle cases. This may speed up paperwork and reduce the need to find other commissioners.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Newfoundland and Labrador
View Bills →AN ACT TO AMEND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Raises fines and daily penalties, expands search, seizure and phone or electronic warrant powers, and allows limited permits; government gets up to 180 days to answer listing advice.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
AN ACT TO AMEND THE WILD LIFE ACT
Hunters can be stopped for licence checks and face higher fines, jail, and licence bans for moose or caribou offences. Seized gear is returned if no charges in three months.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
AN ACT FOR GRANTING TO HIS MAJESTY CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY FOR DEFRAYING CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2027 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE
Funds government services for 2026–27 and keeps hospitals, schools, roads, and social programs running. It also lets officials move money for pay, emergencies, and federal projects.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
AN ACT GRANTING TO HIS MAJESTY CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY FOR DEFRAYING CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2027 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE
Allows about $4 billion to keep hospitals, schools, roads and services running until the full budget is passed.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
Manitoba
View Bills →The Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Amendment Act
Lets people sue when intimate images are shared or threatened. Judges can order removal, deletion, removal from search, and consider victims' wishes; platforms are shielded if they act.
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Royal Assent
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The Long-Bladed Weapon Control Amendment Act
People must be 18 and show photo ID to buy pepper spray or long blades. Online sellers verify age and require ID at delivery; sellers keep basic sales records.
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Concurrence and 3rd Reading
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The Street Weapons Control Act
The law bans carrying listed weapons in public parts of towns and cities. Police can seize items and fines or jail can follow.
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Concurrence and 3rd Reading
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The Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Committee Act
Creates a private committee to study deaths from intimate partner violence and make safety recommendations. Reports are anonymized and start after court cases finish.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
The Highway Traffic Amendment Act
Beginners and many drivers must have zero alcohol and no drugs. Police can test at roadside, suspend licences longer, tow vehicles, and impose long no-alcohol periods.
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Concurrence and 3rd Reading
Timeline
The Environmental Statutes Amendment Act
You will see more inspection and appeal records online. Businesses may face new inspection and waste levy fees set later by regulation.
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Concurrence and 3rd Reading
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Seize Vehicles Used to Stalk
Police can take and impound cars used for stalking. Repeat offenders face longer impounds, licence suspensions, and possible permanent vehicle forfeiture.
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First Reading
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The Adult Abuse Registry Amendment Act
People named in abuse reports get a chance to give information before decisions. Reviews of alleged abuse will follow clearer, consistent steps.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Nova Scotia
View Bills →Public Safety, An Act Respecting
An Act Respecting Public Safety
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Royal Assent
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Partner-risk disclosure to boost safety
People could ask police for information about a partner's violence risk. The bill lets sharing with others for safety planning, with details decided later.
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First Reading
Timeline
New Scrap-Metal Rules Target Theft, Cash Limits
The bill requires scrap dealers to register, check IDs, keep records, and limit cash payments. It aims to curb theft and help police track stolen metal.
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First Reading
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Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Sharing
People can get court orders to stop sharing real or fake intimate images. Sharers must try to remove images if consent is withdrawn.
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N/A
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Partner Risk Disclosure and Safety Act
People can ask police if a current or former partner has a violent past. The law widens domestic violence definitions and requires training, risk checks, and privacy safeguards.
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First Reading
Timeline
Stop NDAs That Hide Abuse
Stops secret NDAs that hide violence, harassment, or discrimination. Survivors can still ask for privacy but get legal advice and can later speak to police or health workers.
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First Reading
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Privacy, Safety, and Tenancy Reforms
Stops most businesses from collecting SINs and lets health data be shared to prevent serious harm. Raises bar security rules, protects some tenants, and clears unsafe Crown-land structures.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Stronger Road Safety and Enforcement Rules
Drivers face tougher roadside suspensions, bans on hand-held devices, and stricter vehicle checks. Cities can set e-scooter and local speed rules, and electronic licences are allowed.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Saskatchewan
View Bills →Hold Drug Traffickers Financially Accountable
The law lets government and people sue drug traffickers to recover health and social costs. It can also cancel some public jobs, grants, and contracts for recent convictions.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Rapid Treatment Orders for High-Risk Addiction
Police or health workers can take adults with severe substance problems for quick assessment. A board or judge can order short inpatient stays or community treatment with legal review.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Spending Authority for 2026–27 Budget
Gives legal permission to spend on health, schools, roads and social programs for 2026–27. It does not change taxes or create new programs.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
New Firearms Inspections and Compensation Rules
The law lets officials inspect ranges, lets doctors report unsafe owners, and creates a way to get paid if federal bans strip ownership rights.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Modernizing Vital Records and Privacy Rules
Changes let families use more name characters and single names, ease birth and death paperwork, add privacy limits, allow some police access, and enable recalling misissued certificates.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Faster Animal Response and Oversight Act
Makes people respond faster to animal neglect, adds oversight, and sets fees and holding times. Vets can humanely euthanize abandoned suffering animals with legal protection.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Limits on Prison Segregation and Discipline
Caps segregation at 15 days, requires daily health checks and faster reviews. Updates discipline rules, adds short temporary confinement and moves transfer rules to regulations.
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Royal Assent
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Cracking Down on Unlicensed Medical Practice
Gives health regulators more power to stop unlicensed providers and raise fines. They can get court orders and compel records to protect patients.
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Royal Assent
Timeline
Nunavut
View Bills →Northwest Territories
View Bills →Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act
Officials can order people to leave rental units linked to illegal activity and end tenancies. Innocent tenants may get help, but failure to obey can mean fines or jail.
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2nd Reading
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Missing Persons Act
Police can get records or enter places quickly to find missing people. Emergency demands and limited public updates are allowed, with some privacy safeguards and fines for misuse.
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3rd Reading
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Civil Forfeiture Act
Government can seize property likely tied to crime through court or paperwork. Owners must dispute within 60 days or may lose assets.
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2nd Reading
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An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act
Your licence renewals may use facial recognition and signature checks. You can request driving records and vehicle history, but privacy rules and fees apply.
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3rd Reading
Timeline
Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2026-2027
Adds one-time government funds for hospitals, schools, roads, and local services. Money must be spent by March 31, 2027.
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3rd Reading
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Trespass to Property Act
Makes trespass illegal and lets occupiers order people off property. Convictions can lead to fines, jail, or a court ban.
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3rd Reading
Timeline
An Act to Amend the Protection Against Family Violence Act
People can get protection and sue for stalking, including online tracking. Police can share a suspected stalker's identity when privacy rules allow.
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3rd Reading
Timeline
Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2026-2027.
Adds $61 million so public services keep running this year. It lets key departments spend more on health, education, infrastructure, justice, Indigenous and environment services.
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2nd Reading
Timeline
Yukon
View Bills →Budget Approves $2.46B for Services
This bill lets the government spend $2.46 billion on health, schools, roads, and homes. It also sets a $100 million contingency for emergencies.
Status
Third Reading
Timeline
Mid-Year Budget Top-Up Keeps Services Running
This adds money to keep health, schools, roads, and help programs running until March 31, 2026. It does not add new taxes.
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Third Reading
Timeline
United States
View Bills →Impeachment of Donald J. Trump
House resolution to impeach President Trump for alleged abuse of power, including execution calls and threats to federal judges.
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N/A
Timeline
Impeaching Donald J. Trump
Alleges the President enabled ICE/CBP to commit and cover up unjustified killings and other constitutional violations.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Timeline
Restitution for Survivors of Sexual Violence
Authorizes financial restitution to survivors after rights violations; details on eligibility and funding are not publicly available.
Status
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Timeline
Prohibit Slavery as Punishment
Proposes a constitutional amendment to ban slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishment; referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Timeline
Safe Cloud Storage Act
Allows approved cloud vendors to store child sexual abuse content for law enforcement and limits vendor liability with security and reporting rules.
Status
Received in the Senate.
Timeline
PROOF Act
Lets the Attorney General request state benefit and provider records to investigate fraud in many federal programs, with privacy and security rules and annual reporting.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Timeline
Require Congressional Approval for Armed Presence
Makes Congress explicitly approve any use of troops or armed people at polling places under the single exception in the U.S. Code.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Ending Predator Access to Union Power
Adds sex offenses against minors to crimes that bar people from holding union officer positions under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; effective 30 days after enactment.
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N/A
Timeline
Toronto
View Bills →City Declares Gender-Based Violence Epidemic
The city calls gender-based and intimate partner violence an epidemic and asks higher governments to act. There are no immediate law changes but this may bring more programs and supports.
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Adopted by City Council
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Council Selects Police Board Member
The council will choose one public member to fill a police oversight board seat. This keeps the board full to oversee police budget, hires, and reforms.
Status
Adopted by City Council
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