Federal bills

This Act modernizes Canada's military justice system by transferring jurisdiction over sexual offences committed in Canada from military courts to civilian courts, strengthening the independence of key military legal officials, and updating sex offender registration rules for the Canadian Armed Forces.

This bill creates a new Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation, an independent officer who will review and audit how federal government institutions are fulfilling Canada's obligations under modern treaties with Indigenous peoples. It also establishes the Office of the Commissioner to support this work.

This Act amends the Criminal Code to strengthen hate crime laws by creating new offences for displaying hate symbols in public, committing any federal crime motivated by hatred, and intimidating or obstructing people from accessing religious buildings, cultural centres, cemeteries, and similar places used by identifiable groups.

This bill strengthens Canada's cybersecurity framework by giving the federal government new powers to protect telecommunications networks and critical infrastructure from cyber threats, and by creating mandatory cybersecurity programs for operators of vital services like banking, pipelines, nuclear energy, and transportation.

This is the main federal appropriation act for fiscal year 2025-26, authorizing the government to spend approximately $149.8 billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to cover the operating, capital, and program expenses of federal departments and agencies.

This bill creates two new laws: the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act, which removes federal barriers to interprovincial trade of goods and services and improves worker mobility by recognizing provincial/territorial credentials as meeting federal requirements; and the Building Canada Act, which establishes an accelerated regulatory approval process for projects deemed to be in the national interest by the Governor in Council.

This bill reduces the lowest federal personal income tax rate to 14.5% for 2025 and 14% for 2026 onward, creates a temporary GST new housing rebate of up to $50,000 for first-time home buyers, repeals the federal carbon pricing fuel charge (Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act Part 1), and amends political party personal information protection rules.

This bill amends the Citizenship Act to expand citizenship by descent for persons born outside Canada, removing the first-generation limit for those born before the Act's commencement, restoring citizenship to those who lost it due to retention requirements, and establishing a 'substantial connection to Canada' test (1,095 days physical presence) for future generations born abroad.

The Strong Borders Act is an omnibus security bill that strengthens Canada-US border enforcement, tightens immigration and refugee claim processes, significantly increases anti-money laundering penalties and compliance requirements, modernizes law enforcement data access powers, creates a new framework requiring electronic service providers to facilitate lawful information access, restricts large cash transactions, and expands coast guard and postal inspection authorities.

This bill authorizes Gore Mutual Insurance Company, a federally incorporated mutual insurance company based in Cambridge, Ontario, to apply to be continued (re-domiciled) as a body corporate under Quebec provincial law, since no existing legislation permits a federally incorporated insurance company to do so.

This bill requires the Minister of Justice to table a statement for every government bill introduced in Parliament, disclosing potential effects on Indigenous Peoples' section 35 constitutional rights, consistency with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and details of any consultations undertaken with affected Indigenous peoples.

This bill officially designates July as 'Caribbean Heritage Month' across Canada each year, recognizing the contributions of Canadians of Caribbean origin to the country's economic, social, and cultural life.

This bill requires the Minister of Health to develop a national framework on food allergy, addressing prevention, diagnosis, access to treatments like epinephrine, accurate ingredient labeling, and public awareness, supported by a ministerial advisory board of up to 15 members.

This bill requires the Minister of Health to develop a national framework for women's health in Canada, including measures to improve health outcomes, invest in women's health research and innovation, enhance healthcare professional training, and improve healthcare access for women, particularly those in underserved communities.

This bill requires the Minister for Women and Gender Equality to lead ongoing national action to prevent and address intimate partner violence, including annual engagement with federal, provincial, and Indigenous partners, and biennial reporting to Parliament.

This bill grants First Nations governing bodies the exclusive authority to conduct, manage, and license lottery schemes (including gaming and betting operations) on their reserves, amending both the Criminal Code and the Indian Act to recognize Indigenous self-governance over gambling activities on reserve lands.

This bill amends the Competition Act to allow the Commissioner of Competition to recommend the removal of internal trade barriers (laws, regulations, rules, orders, or by-laws) identified during market or industry inquiries, and requires federal institutions to respond within 120 days while inviting provincial institutions to do the same.

This bill creates the Climate-Aligned Finance Act, requiring federally regulated financial institutions, federal Crown corporations, and federally incorporated businesses to align their activities, investments, and financing with Canada's climate commitments under the Paris Agreement and net-zero by 2050 targets. It imposes detailed reporting obligations, capital adequacy requirements for banks, board composition rules requiring climate expertise, fiduciary duties tied to climate alignment, and action plans to reshape financial products.

This bill amends the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights to strengthen victims' rights by requiring that information be provided to victims automatically (without request), expanding access to legal, social, medical and psychological services, broadening reparations rights, mandating training for criminal justice system employees, and establishing a federal framework for implementing victims' rights.

This bill requires the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to maintain, update, and regularly review Canada's National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, and to report annually to Parliament on progress in combatting human trafficking.