Legislation introduced by the Minister of Justice

44^th Parliament

First session – November 22, 2021, to January 6, 2025

Bills that received Royal Assent:

• Bill C-3: Changes to Canada's Criminal Code relating to protecting health care workers and the Canada Labour Code to support workers in the federally regulated private sector
• Bill C-4: Changes to Canada’s Criminal Code relating to conversion therapy
• Bill C-5: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Bill C-9: Changes to the Judges Act relating to reforming the judicial complaints process
• Bill C-28: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication)
• Bill C-40: Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission Act (David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law)
• Bill C-48: Amendments to strengthen Canada’s bail system
• Bill C-62: Changes to Canada’s medical assistance in dying legislation
• Bill S-4: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures)
• Bill S-12: An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act
• Bill S-13: Upholding Section 35 rights through a non-derogation clause in the federal Interpretation Act

Bills that were terminated:

• Bill S-11: Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4
• Bill S-17: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

43^rd Parliament

First session – September 23, 2020, to August 15, 2021

Bills that received Royal Assent:

• Bill C-3: Judicial continuing education in sexual assault law and social context
• Bill C-7: Changes to Canada’s medical assistance in dying legislation
• Bill C-15: Legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Bill C-21: Proposed changes to the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act
• Bill S-5: Judicial conduct: Reforming the complaints process

Bills that were terminated:

• Bill C-6: Proposed changes to Canada’s Criminal Code relating to conversion therapy
• Bill C-13: Proposed changes to Canada’s Criminal Code relating to sports betting
• Bill C-22: Proposed changes to Canada’s Criminal Code relating to mandatory minimum penalties
• Bill C-23: Proposed changes to the Criminal Code to improve the effectiveness of Canada’s criminal justice system in response to COVID-19 pandemic
• Bill C-36: Proposed legislative changes to the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code relating to hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech