Federal bills

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.

This bill requires the Minister of Health to develop a national framework to support Canadians with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), their families, and caregivers, including measures for prevention, diagnosis, research, awareness, and national standards.

This bill amends the Criminal Code to require courts to treat the fact that an assault victim is a health services provider or first responder performing their duties as an aggravating circumstance during sentencing, potentially leading to harsher penalties for such offences.

This bill restricts the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in harassment, violence, and discrimination settlements across the federal public sector and by organizations receiving federal grants or contributions. It requires annual public reporting on NDA usage and prohibits the use of public money to enforce NDAs against complainants.

This bill amends the Criminal Code to expand advance consent options for medical assistance in dying (MAID), allowing individuals whose death is not reasonably foreseeable to either schedule MAID on a specified future day or make a written declaration waiving final consent if they later lose capacity, provided they meet specified safeguards including witness requirements and medical certification.

This bill requires the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to develop a national strategy for protecting, conserving, and enhancing soil health across Canada, including appointing a National Advocate for Soil Health, and mandates regular parliamentary reporting on the strategy's progress.

This bill formally establishes the legal boundaries of Gatineau Park in Quebec, prioritizes its ecological integrity, prohibits the sale of public lands within the park (with limited exceptions), strengthens Indigenous consultation with the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation, and gives the National Capital Commission new regulatory and enforcement powers over park activities and fees.

This act amends the Criminal Code to explicitly classify non-consensual sterilization procedures as aggravated assault (wounding or maiming), clarifying that performing such a procedure without consent is a serious criminal offence.

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

This bill amends the Director of Public Prosecutions Act to make the federal Director of Public Prosecutions responsible for prosecuting summary conviction offences under First Nation laws on behalf of the First Nation, unless that First Nation has already appointed its own prosecutor or made an agreement with a provincial or territorial government for prosecutions.

This bill amends the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act to explicitly include First Nation laws—such as bylaws under the Indian Act, laws under the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management Act, and laws enacted under self-government agreements—within the duties of RCMP peace officers, requiring them to prevent offences against and execute warrants under those laws.

This bill amends the Constitution Act, 1982 to impose strict new conditions on the federal Parliament's use of the notwithstanding clause (section 33), including requiring a prior Supreme Court ruling, a supermajority vote, a preamble with reasons, a Charter impact statement, and prohibiting time allocation on such bills.

This bill amends the Canada Revenue Agency Act to require the CRA to publish all tax evasion convictions (including international tax evasion) in its annual report, publish statistics on the 'tax gap' every three years, and share tax gap data with the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

This bill declares the Chignecto Isthmus Dykeland System (a dyke, aboiteau, and breakwater network spanning parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) to be a work for the general advantage of Canada, bringing it under federal jurisdiction and enabling federal involvement in its design, construction, and operation to protect a critical interprovincial trade corridor from climate change impacts.

This bill designates November as 'National Immigration Month' across Canada to recognize and celebrate the contributions of immigrants to Canadian society, culture, and economy.

This bill amends the Special Economic Measures Act to allow the federal government to seize and dispose of assets belonging to foreign states (such as sanctioned governments) without requiring a court order, creating a separate forfeiture process specifically for state-owned property.