Bill C-15

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1

Bill C-15 has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Sponsor:Francois Philippe Champagne
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-11-18

Other Bills Numbered C-15

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

45-1

Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1

Law (royal assent given)
Law
44-1

Appropriation Act No. 5, 2021-22

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

Canada Emergency Student Benefit Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1.

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Northwest Territories Devolution Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act

Second reading (House)
40-2

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

At consideration in the House of Commons of amendments made by the Senate
39-2

Donkin Coal Block Development Opportunity Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

An Act to amend the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act to amend the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

International Transfer of Offenders Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act to amend the Lobbyists Registration Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-1

Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2001

Report stage (House)

Division Votes (16)

Division #82
Agreed To
2026-02-25T20:30:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025

168Yea
163Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
168Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 22N
NDP
0Y / 7N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #81
Negatived
2026-02-25T20:20:00

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 81)

30Yea
301Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #80
Negatived
2026-02-25T20:10:00

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 78)

162Yea
168Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
132Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #79
Negatived
2026-02-25T20:00:00

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 55)

22Yea
309Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 7N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #78
Negatived
2026-02-25T19:50:00

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 48)

162Yea
169Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
133Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #77
Negatived
2026-02-25T19:40:00

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 44)

155Yea
176Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
133Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 7N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #76
Negatived
2026-02-25T19:30:00

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 34)

7Yea
323Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 22N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Division #75
Negatived
2026-02-25T19:20:00

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 1)

30Yea
301Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #53
Negatived
2025-12-08T15:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 (reasoned amendment)

138Yea
196Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
139Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 21N
NDP
0Y / 6N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #45
Agreed To
2022-03-24T17:57:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-15, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

212Yea
116Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
154Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #44
Agreed To
2022-03-24T17:53:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-15, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

212Yea
116Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
154Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #43
Agreed To
2022-03-24T17:43:00

2nd reading of Bill C-15, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

212Yea
116Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
154Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #119
Agreed To
2021-05-25T15:10:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

210Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
2Y / 1N
Division #117
Agreed To
2021-05-14T11:00:00

Time allocation for Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

178Yea
151Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
1Y / 31N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 1N
Green Party
0Y / 3N
Division #93
Agreed To
2021-04-19T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

214Yea
115Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Division #91
Agreed To
2021-04-15T11:00:56

Time allocation for Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

175Yea
153Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 3N
Independent
2Y / 1N

Parliamentary Debates (395)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-15.

Gabriel Ste-Marie2026-02-23
Build Canada Homes Act
0

Government Orders

…y, the Bloc Québécois is in favour of that. The budget, which is currently being debated as part of Bill C-15, provides for $13 billion over the next four years, until 2030, and gives the government and the Crown corporation the power to build so-called affordable homes. For several years now, we have been e…

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Christine Normandin2026-02-13
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act
0

Government Orders

…ll, that is seen as filibustering. However, the reason we spend a lot of time studying matters like Bill C-15, which is about 630 pages long, is clearly that it involves a lot of work—all the more reason to refer it to several committees. Should that be considered filibustering? I do not think so. Similarly,…

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Sandra Cobena2026-02-13
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

… to table petitions from Canadians who are deeply concerned by the sweeping powers contained within Bill C-15. The petitioners warn that this provision would allow ministers to exempt any individual or corporation from any federal law, except for the Criminal Code, without full public or parliamentary scruti…

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Pat Kelly2026-02-13
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…peaker, I have a petition that I would like to table on behalf of Canadians who are concerned about Bill C-15 and the powers contained in that bill that would give the government the power to override any of its laws, other than the Criminal Code, at the discretion of a minister. The petitioners think that t…

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Karim Bardeesy2026-02-13
Employment
0

Oral Questions

…mes are growing faster than inflation. The next part of our plan, the budget implementation act via Bill C-15, is before Parliament right now. The hon. member opposite can work with his colleagues and work with us to ensure speedy passage of the bill in order to forward the major projects the member is talki…

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Hon. Steven MacKinnon2026-02-13
Proceedings on Bill C-15
0

Oral Questions

… for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-15, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, be disposed of as follows: (a) it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Finance that, during i…

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Kelly McCauley2026-02-13
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…rom constituents from Edmonton West and across the country regarding the government's provisions in Bill C-15 that would grant individual cabinet ministers sweeping powers to secretly exempt companies or individuals from federal laws. If anyone saw the operations committee the other day with the performance …

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Caroline Desrochers2026-02-12
Housing
0

Oral Questions

…urrently under review. However, these projects will not move forward unless the opposition supports Bill C-15 on the budget and on Build Canada Homes. We need their co-operation. If they truly want to be there for their constituents, they will stand up and vote with us.

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Claude Guay2026-02-09
The Budget
0

Adjournment Proceedings

…otect the economy, the environment and the welfare of Canadians in the use of regulatory sandboxes. Bill C-15 would not allow ministers to exempt any person or business from any federal law for broad policy purposes. For example, the legislation includes several safeguards, including providing clear time lim…

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Elizabeth May2026-02-09
The Budget
0

Adjournment Proceedings

…ss of the issue I first raised here on December 9. It is division 5 within the omnibus budget bill, Bill C-15, which, at over 600 pages, takes a while to read, get through and study. I want to categorically put it on the record right now that I see no sign that the Conservatives are filibustering Bill C-15, …

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