Bill C-18

Second reading (Senate)

Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation Act

Bill C-18 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Maninder Sidhu
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-12-11

Other Bills Numbered C-18

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

45-1

Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation Act

Second reading (Senate)
44-1

Online News Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

Appropriation Act No. 2, 2020-21

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Rouge National Urban Park Act, the Parks Canada Agency Act and the Canada National Parks Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Agricultural Growth Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

Increasing Voter Participation Act

Second reading (House)
40-2

An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, to validate certain calculations and to amend other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (verification of residence)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to DNA identification

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act to amend the Telefilm Canada Act and another Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act respecting equalization and authorizing the Minister of Finance to make certain payments related to health

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

Citizenship of Canada Act

In committee (House)
37-1

An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (9)

Division #62
Agreed To
2026-02-02T15:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Canada and Indonesia

332Yea
1Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
165Y / 0N
Conservative
139Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
6Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #406
Agreed To
2023-06-21T23:00:00

Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

208Yea
113Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 112N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 1N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #405
Negatived
2023-06-21T22:55:01

Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (reasoned amendment)

114Yea
210Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 152N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #390
Agreed To
2023-06-20T11:57:07

Time allocation for Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

170Yea
144Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
146Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 111N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 29N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #244
Agreed To
2022-12-14T15:10:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

213Yea
114Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
1Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #112
Agreed To
2022-05-31T16:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

207Yea
116Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 115N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
0Y / 1N
Division #111
Negatived
2022-05-31T16:00:00

Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (amendment)

117Yea
206Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 150N
Conservative
116Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #69
Agreed To
2021-03-10T15:50:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

305Yea
25Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
119Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 22N
Independent
4Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 3N
Division #43
Agreed To
2021-02-01T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

300Yea
26Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
118Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 3N

Parliamentary Debates (308)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-18.

Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2023-06-20
Online News Act
0

Government Orders

…I will not hold my breath on that point, but it sure would be nice for them to support that, if not Bill C-18.

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Mr. Matthew Green2023-06-20
Online News Act
0

Government Orders

…re around 96, one which happened to be Conservative. The majority of the Conservative amendments on Bill C-18 seemed to side with the big web giants, actually taking talking points from Google and Facebook to give them the loopholes and stronger negotiating powers instead of supporting Canada's news media. W…

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2023-06-20
Online News Act
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion in relation to the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada, and of the amendment.

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Mr. Gerald Soroka2023-06-20
Online News Act
0

Government Orders

… with the member for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke. I rise today to speak about my concerns related to Bill C-18. This bill should be strongly opposed. We Conservatives believe that Canadian news media deserves to be fairly compensated, while the Liberals continue to fail to create effective legislation to supp…

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Mr. Martin Champoux2023-06-20
Online News Act
0

Government Orders

… colleague from New Westminster—Burnaby for his speech. We certainly did work hard on Bill C-11 and Bill C-18 at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage with the other committee members. In general, we worked in a very constructive manner. I really appreciated that. In September, I had the privilege of a…

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Mr. Peter Julian2023-06-20
Online News Act
0

Government Orders

…. This is happening all over the world. Now the web giants need to pay their fair share. By passing Bill C-18, we will set an example for other countries.

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Hon. Pablo Rodriguez2023-06-20
Online News Act
0

Government Orders

…riodical fund. We are open to work with the other parties to come up with other solutions. However, Bill C-18 is one of those solutions. It is there, it is ready, it has been studied in the House and in the Senate. It is time we move on.

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Hon. Pablo Rodriguez2023-06-20
Online News Act
0

Government Orders

…servative Party. That is totally unacceptable. The Conservatives are trying to do the same thing on Bill C-18, with the budget and other bills. They are hurting our democracy.

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2023-06-20
Online News Act
0

Government Orders

… time allocation, we would never have been able to pass the budget and we would not be able to pass Bill C-18? Would the minister provide his thoughts on that issue?

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Ms. Lisa Hepfner2023-06-20
Online News Act
0

Government Orders

…not go forward with this legislation, saying, “Oh, Google blocked the news, so we better get rid of Bill C-18.” What does the member think of the tactic being used by the Conservatives?

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