FederalBill C-206First Reading

Bill C-206: National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act

Sponsor: Gord JohnsIntroduced June 10, 2025Last checked August 30, 2026

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What this bill does

This bill requires the Minister of Health to develop a national strategy on brain injury awareness, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery, in consultation with provinces, Indigenous groups, and stakeholders, and to report to Parliament on its progress.

Plain-language summary by Legisail.

Business impact

This bill primarily affects healthcare providers, brain injury rehabilitation clinics, sports organizations, educational institutions, and workplaces across Canada that deal with brain injury prevention or treatment. A typical affected business might be a physiotherapy or occupational therapy clinic providing brain injury rehab services, or a sports league that needs to follow new national guidelines on concussion management. The strategy could lead to new national guidelines and recommended standards of care that these organizations would be expected to adopt. Business size is generally less relevant, though larger healthcare employers and sports organizations may face more structured expectations around training, education, and mental health consultation requirements.

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Where this bill is

First ReadingJune 10, 2025

Next: Second Reading debate

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At a glance

Bill number: C-206