Federal bills

This bill requires the federal government to hold a pan-Canadian conference on time change (daylight saving time) with provincial governments, Indigenous governing bodies, and other stakeholders, and to publish a report on the conference's findings and recommendations.

This bill repeals Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, which currently gives the Minister of Labour the power to intervene in industrial disputes by referring questions to the Canada Industrial Relations Board or directing the Board to take measures the Minister deems necessary.

This bill amends the Canadian Multiculturalism Act to exempt Quebec from its application, effectively removing federal multiculturalism policy requirements within the province of Quebec.

This bill amends environmental and vessel legislation to increase liability for damage to marine areas, prohibit the disposal of substances in Canadian waters without authorization (including allowing disposal), and ban the transfer of vessel ownership to someone who lacks the ability or intent to properly maintain or dispose of the vessel.

This bill amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act so that offenders serving sentences for first or second degree murder cannot reapply for parole after being denied or having parole cancelled/terminated; instead, their parole eligibility would only be reviewed automatically according to statutory time frames set by the Parole Board.

This bill tightens Canada's bail (judicial interim release) system by creating a category of 'major offences' subject to stricter detention rules, expanding reverse-onus provisions for violent crimes, restricting release for repeat violent offenders, imposing passport deposit requirements for non-citizens/non-permanent residents, and lowering the threshold for pre-trial detention from 'substantial likelihood' to 'reasonably foreseeable.'

This bill requires the federal Minister of Environment, working with several other ministers, to develop a national strategy for coordinating flood and drought forecasting across Canada, including assessing new technologies, modelling needs, and the potential for a cooperative national hydrological forecasting service.

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.

This bill amends the Canada Health Act to require each province to develop and implement an accountability framework with benchmarks for timely access to primary care, elective procedures, and emergency care, and to publicly report on those benchmarks and health care spending efficiency, as a condition for receiving their full Canada Health Transfer cash contribution.

This bill amends the Criminal Code to allow courts to order restitution payments to community organizations that provide front-line services (such as emergency shelters, harm reduction programs, and victim support) when those organizations incur costs as a result of drug trafficking or human trafficking offences.

This bill amends the Fisheries Act to harmonize recreational groundfish fishing seasons across Atlantic provinces, require advance publication of fishing closures and quotas, mandate a new catch monitoring system, and enhance reporting and record-keeping obligations for recreational groundfish fishers.

This bill amends the Export and Import Permits Act to tighten controls on the export of military goods, including parts and components, by eliminating country-based exemptions and general export permits for arms, requiring enhanced risk assessments for war crimes and international law violations, mandating end-use certificates in certain cases, and requiring annual Parliamentary reporting on arms exports and Arms Trade Treaty compliance.

This bill amends the Youth Criminal Justice Act to expand options for addressing substance use among young offenders, allowing courts to delay sentencing so young people can attend treatment programs and enabling treatment attendance as a condition of extrajudicial sanctions, youth sentences, and conditional supervision orders.

This bill requires the President of the Treasury Board to create and maintain a public, searchable online registry listing large debts ($2 million or more) owed by corporations, trust companies, and partnerships to the federal government that have been remitted, forgiven, written off, or waived.

This bill requires the federal Minister of Health to develop a national framework on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), focusing on public awareness resources, educator training, and improved access to trained medical and mental health practitioners.

This bill requires the Minister of Foreign Affairs to table treaties and explanatory memoranda in the House of Commons at least 21 sitting days before ratification, and mandates parliamentary committee review of major treaties covering areas such as trade, investment, financial obligations, and international institutions.

This bill requires the federal government to develop a national strategy on housing for young Canadians (ages 17-34) to improve their access to affordable and secure housing, including rental housing, student housing, and entry-level home ownership. It mandates stakeholder consultations, a conference, and parliamentary reporting requirements.

This bill requires the Minister of Industry to develop a national framework establishing standards for grocery pricing transparency and unit price display practices, aimed at helping consumers make more informed purchasing decisions for food and household goods.

This bill amends the Criminal Code to strengthen criminal penalties for violence against intimate partners, including creating a new first-degree murder charge for killings tied to coercive or controlling behaviour, increasing sentences for intimate partner manslaughter, creating new offences for violence against intimate partners, and extending the period police can hold seized items from 90 to 180 days.

This bill amends the Food and Drugs Act to exclude natural health products from the definition of 'therapeutic product,' thereby removing them from the stricter drug-like monitoring and compliance regime that was imposed through the 2023 federal budget. It also provides amnesty for any offences committed under that regime before this Act comes into force.