Bill C-14

In committee (Senate)

Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

Bill C-14 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Sean Fraser
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-10-23

Other Bills Numbered C-14

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 15 sessions:

45-1

Bail and Sentencing Reform Act

In committee (Senate)
44-1

Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

Improving Trade Within Canada Act

Second reading (House)
40-3

Fairness at the Pumps Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and protection of justice system participants)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act

Second reading (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (adoption)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-1

Canada Shipping Act, 2001

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (4)

Division #155
Agreed To
2026-06-12T13:30:13

Time allocation for Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing)

166Yea
158Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
166Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 17N
NDP
0Y / 5N
Independent
0Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #95
Agreed To
2022-05-17T19:40:00

Time allocation for Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation)

178Yea
144Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 111N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 1N
Independent
0Y / 1N
Division #92
Agreed To
2021-04-15T15:00:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-14, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 30, 2020 and other measures

210Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 118N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Division #63
Agreed To
2021-03-08T15:10:00

2nd reading of Bill C-14, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 30, 2020 and other measures

214Yea
119Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 118N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (801)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-14.

Larry Brock2025-12-10
Justice
0

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, last night at the justice committee, Conservatives moved to immediately prioritize Bill C-14 and scrap dangerous Liberal bail laws. What did the Liberals do? Shamefully, they blocked us, not once, not twice, but three times. Now we just learned that they cancelled today's eight-hour meeting.…

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Larry Brock2025-12-10
Justice
0

Oral Questions

…ry to the Minister of Justice must answer to Canadians as to why they keep obstructing the study of Bill C-14. They were given the chance to protect Canadians. They chose not to. How many more murders, sex assaults and violent extortions are enough for the tired Liberal government to finally protect Canadian…

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Hon. Ruby Sahota2025-12-08
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…he members of the justice committee to meet and to sort these issues out, to pass Bill C-9 and pass Bill C-14. Also, at the the public safety committee, let us bring back Bill C-2. Let us bring back the provisions that were left behind by the Conservatives: lawful access provisions and being able to fill the…

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Hon. Ruby Sahota2025-12-08
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…at the justice committee with respect to Bill C-9 and with respect to the bail and sentencing bill, Bill C-14. It is what I have been hearing from law enforcement and what I have been hearing from victims, so it was in reference to that. It is not to make light of anything. I take this issue very seriously. …

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Andrew Lawton2025-12-08
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…ting every other justice priority they said they have. They have obstructed the committee's work on Bill C-14, a bail bill, which is very welcome in that it acknowledges how bad the bail system has gotten. Although, I believe there are a number of amendments that need to be put forward on Bill C-14 so that i…

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John Brassard2025-12-08
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…rious about their hate crime bill, Conservatives moved that the committee prioritize the bail bill, Bill C-14. Given the daily news reports of violent crimes being committed by repeat offenders, I would think the Liberals might have wanted to work with us to pass that bail law. Conservatives are of the view …

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Aslam Rana2025-12-05
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…2 briefs and published its recommendations in February 2016. Third, also in 2016, Parliament passed Bill C-14, which legalized the provision of MAID. It did so by creating a MAID framework in the Criminal Code made up of eligibility criteria to determine who can obtain MAID, procedural safeguards to ensure M…

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Juanita Nathan2025-12-04
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

… to advance important criminal law reforms, including the recent bail and sentencing reform act, or Bill C-14, which has a view to reinforce community safety and strengthen Canada's justice system. Bill C-14 represents a significant step forward in updating Canada's criminal justice framework to make bail la…

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Frank Caputo2025-12-04
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…rote that speech or the person who delivered that speech what they were thinking about in regard to Bill C-14, a bill on bail? I consulted with the hon. member on this bill, and I reflected on my life prosecuting sex offences against kids, also teaching a sentencing class at our local law school, and about t…

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Juanita Nathan2025-12-04
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…ment to addressing the serious harms caused by sexual offending and its profound impact on victims. Bill C-14 also proposes adding a new aggravated factor at sentencing for repeat violent offending, which would include repeat violent sexual offending. An aggravating factor is a circumstance or detail about a…

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