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FederalBill C-240In committee — House

Bill C-240: Offender Rehabilitation Act

Sponsor: Kelly DeRidderIntroduced September 22, 2025Last checked August 28, 2026
Read the official text on parl.caOfficial version — LEGISinfo, Parliament of Canada

What this bill does

This bill amends the Criminal Code to allow courts to order offenders to participate in educational, training, or treatment programs during their custodial sentences, updates the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to integrate these court-ordered programs into correctional plans and parole decisions, and makes large-scale fentanyl trafficking an aggravating factor for sentencing under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Plain-language summary by Legisail.

Business impact

This bill primarily affects the criminal justice and corrections sector rather than typical private businesses. However, organizations that provide approved treatment programs, vocational training, or apprenticeship programs in professional and technical skills could see increased demand if courts begin ordering offender participation in their programs. Correctional facilities and provincial treatment program providers would need to accommodate court-ordered programming. Businesses involved in drug trafficking — specifically large-scale fentanyl operations — face harsher sentencing consequences, though these are inherently illegal enterprises rather than legitimate businesses.

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Where this bill is

First ReadingSeptember 22, 2025
Second ReadingJune 1, 2026
CommitteeJune 2, 2026
Next: Third Reading vote

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At a glance

Bill number
C-240
Type
Private Member’s Bill
Current chamber
House
Jurisdiction
Federal
Session
45-1
Official record