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Bill C-220

Defeated

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing)

Bill C-220 was defeated and did not become law.

Sponsor:Michelle Rempel
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-17

Other Bills Numbered C-220

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 16 sessions:

45-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing)

Defeated
44-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care worker)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
43-2

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care leave)

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (balanced representation)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-2

An Act respecting a National Brain Health Education and Awareness Month

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-1

An Act respecting a National Brain Health Education and Awareness Month

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-3

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on funeral arrangements)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-2

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on funeral arrangements)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-1

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on funeral arrangements)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-2

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (elimination of statutory release) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-1

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (elimination of statutory release) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
38-1

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (trans fatty acids)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-3

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)

Not active
37-2

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)

Dead
37-1

An Act respecting the posting of fuel prices by retailers

Dead

Division Votes (3)

Division #89
Negatived
2026-03-25T15:25:00

2nd reading of Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing)

158Yea
171Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 164N
Conservative
136Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 6N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #113
Agreed To
2021-05-12T15:30:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)

332Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
5Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Division #51
Agreed To
2021-02-17T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care leave)

328Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
5Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (11)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-220.

2026-03-25
Criminal Code
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from March 12 consideration of the motion that Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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The Speaker2026-03-25
Criminal Code
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-220, under Private Members' Business.

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Hon. Tim Uppal2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…ll C-14, but Liberal members voted it down. That is why the member for Calgary Nose Hill introduced Bill C-220, which is a simple one-line change to the Criminal Code to end this practice once and for all. The bill will be up for a vote in a few weeks, and we hope the Liberal government will support the Conse…

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…the house arrest law. Liberals obstructed and Liberals blocked. They opposed the Conservative bill, Bill C-220, which would have prevented judges from giving lighter sentences to people based on the fact that they are here as immigrants. We are calling on the government to stop obstructing and stop preventing…

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Brad Redekopp2026-02-10
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…the jail not bail act. We need to fix Bill C-12, as I just described, but we also need to implement Bill C-220, which is from the member for Calgary Nose Hill. It would forbid judges from giving sentencing discounts where it impacts deportation. Criminals who are convicted of a crime greater than six months a…

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Brad Redekopp2025-12-11
Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Bord…
0

Government Orders

…o restore the sanity of sentencing immigrant criminals. The member for Calgary-Nose Hill introduced Bill C-220 to end sentencing reduction for immigrants. This is a big issue. An editorial in The Globe and Mail said that judges in our current system “are protecting non-citizens from the consequences of their …

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Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner2025-11-25
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

moved that Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, should judges be allowed to use a non-citizen's immigration st…

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre2025-11-25
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…eased that the member for Calgary Nose Hill has introduced the bill which I rise to speak to today, Bill C-220, an act to amend the Criminal Code, which would prohibit judges from lowering sentences or penalties on the basis of immigration status. We have one law. It should apply to every person equally. A pe…

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Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault2025-11-25
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…eed to ensure that the proposed measures truly respect our Constitution. That is not the case here. Bill C-220 and other private members' bills introduced by colleagues from the official opposition would be struck down by the courts. This is simply a waste of time, a waste of resources and results in disappoi…

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Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner2025-09-17
Criminal Code
0

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing). Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce this urgently needed bill, which seeks to remove the consideration of immigration status …

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