Bill C-16

In committee (House)

Protecting Victims Act

Bill C-16 is being studied in committee.

Sponsor:Sean Fraser
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-12-09

Other Bills Numbered C-16

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

45-1

Protecting Victims Act

In committee (House)
44-1

Appropriation Act No. 1, 2022-23

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

Appropriation Act No. 4, 2020-21

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

An Act to amend the Canadian Dairy Commission Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Governance Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

Security of Tenure of Military Judges Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

Ending House Arrest for Property and Other Serious Crimes by Serious and Violent Offenders Act

In committee (House)
40-2

Environmental Enforcement Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (expanded voting opportunities) and to make a consequential amendment to the Referendum Act

Report stage (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (impaired driving) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Not active
37-3

Sex Offender Information Registration Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

Public Safety Act, 2002

Second reading (House)
37-1

Charities Registration (Security Information) Act

Dead

Division Votes (11)

Division #153
Agreed To
2026-06-11T15:15:10

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures)

192Yea
133Nay
12Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
167Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
17Y / 0N
NDP
5Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #137
Agreed To
2026-06-08T15:35:38

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures)

195Yea
136Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
168Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 136N
Bloc Québécois
19Y / 0N
NDP
5Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #136
Negatived
2026-06-08T15:25:50

C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures) (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 2)

142Yea
189Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
136Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 19N
NDP
5Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #135
Negatived
2026-06-08T15:15:00

C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures) (report stage amendment) (Motion No. 1)

7Yea
323Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 168N
Conservative
0Y / 135N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 19N
NDP
5Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #134
Agreed To
2026-06-04T12:33:00

Time allocation for Bill C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures)

169Yea
164Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
169Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 136N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 20N
NDP
0Y / 5N
Independent
0Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #49
Agreed To
2022-03-24T18:27:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-16, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023

214Yea
116Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
154Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #48
Agreed To
2022-03-24T18:23:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-16, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023

214Yea
116Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
154Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #47
Agreed To
2022-03-24T18:13:00

2nd reading of Bill C-16, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023

213Yea
116Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #34
Agreed To
2020-12-07T21:30:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-16, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021

210Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 118N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Division #33
Agreed To
2020-12-07T21:20:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-16, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021

210Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 118N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Division #32
Agreed To
2020-12-07T20:50:00

2nd reading of Bill C-16, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021

210Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 118N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (265)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-16.

Rhéal Éloi Fortin2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…ll C-9. That is another good thing, fighting hatred. Immediately afterwards, we will begin studying Bill C-16. All of these bills will be useful in fighting crime, and I thank my colleagues from all parties for their work. In this motion, however, the Conservatives are raising the issue of extortion and seem…

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Hon. Kevin Lamoureux2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, the member made reference to Bill C-16 and that he is looking forward to it ultimately going to committee. I too want to see it go to committee, but if we look at what we have witnessed in the past, and I reference Bill C-9, which deals w…

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Larry Brock2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…ng some solutions, and I am waiting to hear back from the government. We desperately want to get to Bill C-16 because that is what stakeholders want us to do. We will work diligently to ensure its passage.

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Larry Brock2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…iousness it demands. Even subsequent Liberal criminal justice bills failed to correct this mistake. Bill C-16 does not restore mandatory minimum sentences for extortion or reverse the damage done by Bill C-5. While the government speaks about balance and modernization, extortionists continue to face weaker p…

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Larry Brock2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…at they are not going to tolerate it anymore. They failed in Bill C-14, and now they are failing in Bill C-16.

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Larry Brock2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

… prioritize Bill C-14 before Christmas and how many times the justice committee tried to prioritize Bill C-16 after Christmas?

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Patricia Lattanzio2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…ur approach, bringing forward Bill C-5, Bill C-2, Bill C-8, Bill C-9, Bill C-12, Bill C-14 and soon Bill C-16. We are very much looking forward to the Conservatives' co-operation.

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Larry Brock2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…unity in Bill C-14 to bring back a reverse onus or even bring back the mandatory minimum penalty in Bill C-16, given the substantial increase in extortion in this country?

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Patricia Lattanzio2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

… focusing on bail reform, sentencing reform, gender-based violence and extortion. Let us not forget Bill C-16, which tackles the growing menace of sextortion, a horrific form of online exploitation. The Conservatives have done nothing but block it. They are even asking the government to split the bill. While…

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James Maloney2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…s. I would love to talk to the member at greater length. I do not have a lot of time right now, but Bill C-16, for example, addresses some of the very concerns he just raised. That is evidence-based legislation. This legislation, like Bill C-14, was done after thorough and extensive consultation with the par…

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