Bill C-22

Second reading (House)

Lawful Access Act, 2026

Bill C-22 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Gary Anandasangaree
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-03-12

Other Bills Numbered C-22

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 14 sessions:

45-1

Lawful Access Act, 2026

Second reading (House)
44-1

Canada Disability Benefit Act

Law (royal assent given)
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43-2

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An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts

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41-2

Energy Safety and Security Act

Law (royal assent given)
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41-1

Eeyou Marine Region Land Claims Agreement Act

Law (royal assent given)
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40-3

An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

Appropriation Act No. 1, 2009-2010

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic representation)

Second reading (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (age of protection) and to make consequential amendments to the Criminal Records Act

In committee (Senate)
38-1

Department of Social Development Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)

In committee (Senate)
37-2

An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and the Judges Act and to amend other Acts in consequence

In committee (House)
37-1

Income Tax Amendments Act, 2000

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (2)

Division #250
Agreed To
2023-02-02T15:00:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act

321Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
112Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #190
Agreed To
2022-10-18T15:10:00

2nd reading of Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act

328Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
154Y / 0N
Conservative
115Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (976)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-22.

Iqra Khalid2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his great speech on Bill C-22. There are two aspects of this bill that my constituents have raised with me. One is about acknowledging that law enforcement agencies need to have these tools in order to conduct themselves effectiv…

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Claude DeBellefeuille2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026

Government Orders

…loc Québécois critic for public safety and emergency preparedness, I am pleased to rise to speak to Bill C-22. It is important to note that the government already tried once to introduce a bill on lawful access. That was Bill C-2, which was introduced last June, nearly a year ago. Bill C-2 was severely criti…

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Claude DeBellefeuille2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026

Government Orders

…Speaker, yes, we agree with the minister that this bill is important. My question is rather simple. Bill C-22 is much better than Bill C-2, and it includes more protections. That proves one thing: Bill C-2 was hastily thrown together without consultation. It is a good thing the government only had a minority…

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Jacob Mantle2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026

Government Orders

…ers' actions, for the protection of civil liberties, including the privacy of Canadians. Of course, Bill C-22 raises severe concerns with respect to the invasion of the privacy of Canadians. The member recommended it go to committee. Could he explain for me some of the things that we would like to see change…

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Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026

Government Orders

… repeat violent offenders, while Bill C-16 seeks to better protect victims. Finally, the purpose of Bill C-22 is to provide law enforcement with the tools they need to properly investigate various crimes being committed using more modern technology. Her colleague, the member for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner,…

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Taleeb Noormohamed2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026

Government Orders

…, I will be sharing my time with the member for Hull—Aylmer. I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-22, an act respecting lawful access. I want to start by asking two questions that I think Canadians are rightly asking. The first is this: Are we meeting the moment when it comes to investigating crimes…

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Hon. Greg Fergus2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026

Government Orders

… also commit to working with the member on these issues. This is not easily arrived at, in terms of Bill C-22. To ensure that Canadians have confidence in it, we do have to make sure that it has those reviews in that time. I would be happy to work with the member, and he has my full commitment to do so.

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2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Hon. Greg Fergus2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026

Government Orders

…eld with all political parties in an effort to reach that consensus. Does my colleague believe that Bill C-22 accurately reflects the discussions that we had with all parliamentarians?

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Andréanne Larouche2026-04-15
Lawful Access Act, 2026

Government Orders

…d question raised earlier by my colleague from Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon. Although Bill C-22 corrects certain aspects of last year's Bill C-2, according to the Canadian Bar Association, it falls far short of addressing all the gaps and issues raised during the study of Bill C-2. Several issu…

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