View source for List of Criminal Code Amendments (2020 to present)

[[Fr:Liste_des_modifications_du_Code_criminel_(2020_à_aujourd'hui)]]
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{{Seealso|List of Criminal Code Amendments}}

==2023, c. 32==
{{Act3
|An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms)
|[[:Category:2023, c. 32|2023, c. 32]] (Bill C-21) 
|December 15, 2023
|December 15, 2023
|"This enactment amends the Criminal Code to, among other things,
:(a) increase, from 10 to 14 years, the maximum penalty of imprisonment for indictable weapons offences in sections 95, 96, 99, 100 and 103;
:(b) establish a regime that would permit any person to apply for an emergency prohibition order or an emergency limitations on access order and allow the judge to protect the security of the person or of anyone known to them;
:(c) deem certain firearms to be prohibited devices for the purpose of specified provisions;
:(d) create new offences for possessing and making available certain types of computer data that pertain to firearms and prohibited devices and for altering a cartridge magazine to exceed its lawful capacity;
:(e) include, for interception of private communications purposes, sections 92 and 95 in the definition of “offence” in section 183;
:(f) authorize employees of certain federal entities who are responsible for security to be considered as public officers for the purpose of section 117.‍07; and
:(g) include certain firearm parts to offences regarding firearms." 
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| [https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/c-21/royal-assent draft text]
| [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/C-21 Full Legislative History] 
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==2023, c. 30==
{{Act3
|An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform)
|[[:Category:2023, c. 30|2023, c. 30]] (Bill C-48) 
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|January 4, 2024
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to, among other things,
:(a) create a reverse onus provision for any person charged with a serious offence involving violence and the use of a weapon who has been convicted, within the last five years, of a serious offence involving violence and the use of a weapon;
:(b) add certain firearms offences to the existing reverse onus provisions;
:(c) expand the reverse onus provision for offences involving intimate partner violence to ensure that it applies to an accused person who has been previously discharged for such an offence; and
:(d) require the court to consider if an accused person has any previous convictions involving violence and to include in the record a statement that the safety and security of the community was considered.
This enactment also makes further clarifications and provides for a parliamentary review of the provisions it enacts or amends to commence on the fifth anniversary of the day on which it receives royal assent, or as soon as feasible after that anniversary."
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| [https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/c-48/royal-assent draft text]
| [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/C-48 Full Legislative History] 
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==2023, c. 28==
{{Act3
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act
| [[:Category:2023, c. 28|2023, c. 28]] (Bill S-12) 
| October 26, 2023
| October 26, 2023 (except for s. 35 on OIC)
|  "This enactment amends the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act to, among other things,
:(a) require compliance with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act for persons who are convicted of an offence of a sexual nature against a child and for persons who have been convicted on separate occasions of two or more offences of a sexual nature;
:(b) require other persons who are convicted of, or receive a verdict of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for, an offence of a sexual nature to comply with that Act unless a court is satisfied that doing so would have no connection to the purposes of that Act or that the impact on the person of doing so would be grossly disproportionate to those purposes;
:(c) provide that an order to comply with that Act as a result of convictions, or verdicts of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, for two or more offences of a sexual nature that are dealt with in the same proceeding — or an obligation to comply with that Act as a result of convictions, or such verdicts, for two or more offences of a sexual nature — does not apply for life if a court is satisfied that the offences do not demonstrate a pattern of behaviour showing that the person presents an increased risk of reoffending by committing such an offence;
:(d) authorize a peace officer to obtain a warrant to arrest a person who has contravened any of sections 4 to 5.‍1 of that Act and bring them to a registration centre to remedy that contravention; and
:(e) clarify the obligations in section 6 of that Act respecting the notice that sex offenders who plan to absent themselves from their residence must provide.
:The enactment also amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, codify the process for modifying and revoking publication bans, and add a requirement for sentencing courts to inquire into whether the victim of an offence would like to receive information about the administration of the offender’s sentence and, in the affirmative, provide the Correctional Service of Canada with the victim’s contact information."
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| [https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/S-12/royal-assent draft text]
| [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/S-12 Full Legislative History] <Br>[https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pl/charter-charte/s12.html Charter briefing]
}}


===Bill C-28===
{{Act3
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication)
| <!--[[:Category:20XX, c. XX|20XX, c. XX]]--> (Bill C-28) 
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|  "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide for criminal liability for violent crimes of general intent committed by a person while in a state of negligent self-induced extreme intoxication."
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| [https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-28/royal-assent draft text]
| [https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-28 Full Legislative History] 
}}

===2023, c. 14===
{{Act3
|An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts <!--name of act -->
| [[:Category:2023, c. 14|2023, c. 14]] (Bill C-41) <!--Statute and Bill-->
| June 20, 2023 <!--date of royal assent-->
| June 20, 2023 <!--date of in force-->
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code in order to create a regime under which the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness may authorize an eligible person to carry out, in a geographic area that is controlled by a terrorist group and for certain purposes, activities that otherwise would be prohibited under paragraph 83.03(b) of that Act"<!-- description of changes -->
| CC: 83.03, 83.031, 83.032, 83.033, 83.034, 83.035, 83.036, 83.037, 83.0392, 83.039, 83.0391 and 83.0392  <!-- sections affected-->
|  [https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2023_14/ final text]
|  [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/c-41?view=progress  Full Legislative History] 
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===2022, c. 18===
{{Act3
|An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs) <!--name of act -->
| [[:Category:2022, c. 18|2022, c. 18]] (Bill S-223) <!--Statute and Bill-->
| December 15, 2022 <!--date of royal assent-->
| December 15, 2022 <!--date of in force-->
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create new offences in relation to trafficking in human organs. It also amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide that a permanent resident or foreign national is inadmissible to Canada if the appropriate minister is of the opinion that they have engaged in any activities relating to trafficking in human organs." {{seealso|Miscellaneous Offences Against the Person}} <!-- description of changes -->
| CC: 7(4.2), (4.3), 240.‍1  <!-- sections affected-->
|  [https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/S-223/royal-assent draft text]
|  [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/S-223 Full Legislative History] 
}}

===2022, c. 17===
{{Act3
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures)
| [[:Category:2022, c. 17|2022, c. 17]] (Bill S-4) 
|December 15, 2022 <!--date of royal assent-->
|January 14, 2023 <!--date of in force-->
|"The enactment makes amendments to the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act to correct minor technical errors and includes transitional provisions on the application of the amendments. It also makes related amendments to other Acts.<br>
The enactment also provides for one or more independent reviews on the use of remote proceedings in criminal justice matters.<br>
Lastly, the enactment also provides for a parliamentary review of the provisions enacted or amended by this enactment and of the use of remote proceedings in criminal justice matters to commence at the start of the fifth year following the day on which it receives royal assent."<!-- description of changes -->
| CC: 1, 117.04(3), 117.‍05(1), 145(2), 184.‍3, 185(4), 187(1.‍1), 187(3), 188.‍1, 320.‍29(1), 320.‍29(2) and (3), 320.‍29(5), 395(2), 462.‍32(4)[F], 462.‍32(4)‍(a), 462.‍32(4)‍(b) and (c) [F], 482.‍1(1)‍(b), 485(1.‍1), 485.‍1, 487(1)‍(e), 487.‍01(7), 487.‍02, 487.‍04 [(c)‍(iv.‍4)], 487.‍05(3), 487.‍092(4), 487.‍093, 487.‍1, 487.‍2, 488, 488.‍01(2), 489.‍1, 492(1), 500(3), 501(4), 502.‍1(1), 502.‍1(4) and (5), 509(5), 515(2.‍2), 515.‍01, 529.‍5, 537(1)‍(j), (j.1), and (k), 555(1) and (1.‍1), 555(3)‍(a), 606(5), 650(1) to (1.‍2), 669.‍2(5), 673 [b], 680(1), 688(2.‍1), 714.‍1(b), 715.‍21, 715.‍221, 715.‍222, 715.‍23, 715.‍231, 715.‍232, 715.‍233, 715.‍234, 715.‍235, 715.‍24, 715.‍241, 715.‍242, 715.‍243, 715.‍25(1), 715.‍25(2), 715.‍25(2)‍(b), 715.‍25(3) and (4), 715.‍27, 742.‍6(1)‍(f), 742.‍6, 774.‍1, 795, 800(2)[F], 800(2.‍1), 817(2)[F], 847, Form 5.‍04 [b], Forms 5.‍1 and 5.‍2, Forms 6.‍1, Form 6.2, Item 3 of Form 10, Form 11.1, Form 32 [m][F].<br>CDSA: 11   <!-- sections affected-->
|  [https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/S-4/royal-assent final text]
|  [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/s-4 Full Legislative History] 
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===2022, c. 15===
{{Act3
|An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act <!--name of act -->
| [[:Category:2022, c. 15|2022, c. 15]] (Bill C-5) <!--Statute and Bill-->
| November 17, 2022 <!--date of royal assent-->
| November 17, 2022 <!--date of in force-->
| "This enactment amends the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to, among other things, repeal certain mandatory minimum penalties, allow for a greater use of conditional sentences and establish diversion measures for simple drug possession offences."<!-- description of changes -->
| 84(5), 85(3), 92(3), 95(2)(a), 96(2)(a), 99(3), 100(3), 103(2.1), 121.1(4)(a), 121.1(5), 244(2)(b), 244.2(3)(b), 344(1)(a.1), 346(1.1)(a.1), 742.1(c), and 742.1(e) to (f). CDSA 5(3)‍(a), 6(3)‍(a) and (a.‍1), 7(2)‍(a) and (a.‍1), 7(3), 8, 10(2), 10(5), 10.‍1, 10.‍2, 10.‍3, 10.‍4, 10.‍5, 10.‍6, 10.‍7. <!-- sections affected-->
|  [https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-5/royal-assent draft text]
|  [https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/C-5 Full Legislative History] 
}}

===2022, c. 11===
{{Act3
|An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication)
| [[:Category:2022, c. 11|2022, c. 11]] (Bill C-28) 
| June 23, 2022
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|[https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/44-1/c-28 full profile history]<br> [[Prohibition on Intoxication Defences]]
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===2022, c. 10===
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| [[:Category:2022, c. 10|2022, c. 10]] (Bill C-X) 
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===2022, c. 5===
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| [[:Category:2022, c. 5|2022, c. 5]] (Bill C-X) 
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===2021, c. 27===

{{Act3
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code
| [[:Category:2021, c. 27|2021, c. 27]] (Bill C-3) 
|  December 17, 2021
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|  [https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2021_27/FullText.html full text] 
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[https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-3 Full Legislative History]:
; Commons
* [https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/HUMA/StudyActivity?studyActivityId{{=}}11454507 Committee Evidence]
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===2021, c. 24===

{{Act3
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)
| [[:Category:2021, c. 24|2021, c. 24]] (Bill C-4) 
|  December 8, 2021
|  January 7, 2022<Ref>30 days after royal assent per s. 6</ref> 
| Creates [[Conversion Therapy (Offence)|criminal offence]] for engaging in any form of conversion therapy.
| s. 164(1), (3) to (5), (7), (8), 164.1(1), (5), (7), "offence" in s. 183, 273.‍3(1)‍(c), 320.‍101, 320.‍102, 320.‍103, 320.‍104, 320.‍105.
|  [https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2021_24/FullText.html full text]
|[https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/LegislativeSummaries/PDF/44-1/PV_44-1-C4-E.pdf Backgrounder]
[https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-4 Full Legislative History]: 
; Commons
* Committee Evidence: None
; Senate
* Committee Evidence: None
 
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===2021, c. 20===

{{Act3
| Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act
| [[:Category:2021, c. 20|2021, c. 20]] (Bill C-218) 
|  June 29, 2021
|  August 27, 2021 [PC 2021-0874]
| "This enactment amends paragraph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code to make it lawful for the government of a province, or a person or entity licensed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of that province, to conduct and manage a lottery scheme in the province that involves betting on a race — other than a horse-race — or fight, or on a single sport event or athletic contest."
| s. 207
|  [https://canlii.ca/t/554kf Full Text of Act]
| [https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/43-2/c-218 Full Legislative History]

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===2021, c. 8===

{{Act3
| An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code
| [[:Category:2021, c. 8|2021, c. 8]] (Bill C-3) 
|  May 6, 2021
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| "...it amends the Criminal Code to require that judges provide reasons for decisions in sexual assault proceedings."
| s. 278.‍98.
|  [https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-1/bill/C-5/first-reading first reading text] 
|  [https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/43-2/c-3 full profile history] <Br>[https://www.ourcommons.ca/PublicationSearch/en/?View{{=}}D&ParlSes{{=}}44-1&Topic{{=}}213229&Text{{=}}Bill%20C-3&RPP{{=}}15&SBS{{=}}0&MRR{{=}}150000&Page{{=}}1&PubType{{=}}37 hansard]<br>
[https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/LegislativeSummaries/PDF/44-1/PV_44-1-C3-E.pdf backgrounder]
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===2021, c. 2===
{{Act3
| An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)
| [[:Category:2021, c. 2|2021, c. 2]] (Bill C-7) 
|  March 17, 2021
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|  "(a) repeal the provision that requires a person’s natural death be reasonably foreseeable in order for them to be eligible for medical assistance in dying;

(b) specify that persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness are not eligible for medical assistance in dying;

(c) create two sets of safeguards that must be respected before medical assistance in dying may be provided to a person, the application of which depends on whether the person’s natural death is reasonably foreseeable;

(d) permit medical assistance in dying to be provided to a person who has been found eligible to receive it, whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable and who has lost the capacity to consent before medical assistance in dying is provided, on the basis of a prior agreement they entered into with the medical practitioner or nurse practitioner; and

(e) permit medical assistance in dying to be provided to a person who has lost the capacity to consent to it as a result of the self-administration of a substance that was provided to them under the provisions governing medical assistance in dying in order to cause their own death."
| s. 241.‍2(2), (3), (3.1), (3.2), (3.3), (3.4), (3.5), (5.1), (6), 241.‍3, 241.‍31.
| [https://canlii.ca/t/b8t4 text] <br>[https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-1/bill/C-7/first-reading first reading text]<Br>[https://openparliament.ca/bills/43-2/C-7/ C-7 history]
| [https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/43-2/c-7 full profile history]<br> [https://www.ourcommons.ca/PublicationSearch/en/?targetLang{{=}}&Text{{=}}&PubType{{=}}37&ParlSes{{=}}44&Topic{{=}}204461&Proc{{=}}&Per{{=}}&com{{=}}&oob{{=}}&PubId{{=}}&Cauc{{=}}&Prov{{=}}&PartType{{=}}&Page{{=}}1&RPP{{=}}15# hansard]<br> 
[https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/LegislativeSummaries/PDF/44-1/44-1-C7-E.pdf backgrounder]

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===2020, c. 1===
{{Act3
| Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act
| [[:Category:2020, c. 1|2020, c. 1]] (Bill C-4) 
| March 13, 2020
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| Creates criminal offence for obtains and communicates trade secrets.
| s. 2.3(1)(a), 391, s. 1 of Part XXII.‍1 schedule.
|[https://canlii.ca/t/9q1z CanLII text]
| [https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/43-1/c-4 full profile history] <br>[https://www.ourcommons.ca/PublicationSearch/en/?targetLang{{=}}&Text{{=}}&PubType{{=}}37&ParlSes{{=}}43-1&Topic{{=}}200282&Proc{{=}}&Per{{=}}&com{{=}}&oob{{=}}&PubId{{=}}&Cauc{{=}}&Prov{{=}}&PartType{{=}}&Page{{=}}1&RPP{{=}}15# hansard]
[https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/LegislativeSummaries/PDF/44-1/PV_44-1-C4-E.pdf backgrounder]
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