Bill C-23

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Appropriation Act No. 4, 2025-26

Bill C-23 has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Sponsor:Shafqat Ali
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-03-24

Other Bills Numbered C-23

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

45-1

Appropriation Act No. 4, 2025-26

Law (royal assent given)
Law
44-1

Historic Places of Canada Act

Second reading (House)
43-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures)

Second reading (House)
42-1

Preclearance Act, 2016

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Fair Elections Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

Canada–Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

Eliminating Pardons for Serious Crimes Act

In committee (House)
40-2

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Second reading (House)
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Marine Act, the Canada Transportation Act, the Pilotage Act and other Acts in consequence

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)

Second reading (Senate)
38-1

Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act

Third reading (House)
37-2

Sex Offender Information Registration Act

Second reading (Senate)
37-1

An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (924)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-23.

Ms. Rachel Blaney2021-05-03
National Framework for Diabetes Act

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am incredibly pleased to be here today to speak on Bill C-237, an act to establish a national framework for diabetes. This is an incredibly important private member's bill, because it addresses something that really concerns me: The reality that people with di…

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Ms. Marilyn Gladu2021-05-03
National Framework for Diabetes Act

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise and speak to Bill C-237, the national framework for diabetes act. I would like to thank the member for Brampton South for bringing it forward and for all her advocacy. From the time we were both elected in 2015, I have par…

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Ms. Sonia Sidhu2021-05-03
National Framework for Diabetes Act

Private Members' Business

… read the third time and passed. Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to speak on my private member's bill, Bill C-237, an act to establish a national framework for diabetes in Canada. I want to begin by thanking the member for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, who generously traded his slot so we could begin third reading on thi…

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2021-05-03
National Framework for Diabetes Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House proceeded to the consideration of Bill C-237, An Act to establish a national framework for diabetes, as reported (with amendment) from the committee.

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Hon. Candice Bergen2021-04-28
Privilege

Oral Questions

…le. The hon. member for Mississauga—Streetsville had deliberately misled the House during debate on Bill C-23, the Fair Elections Act, when he stated that he had witnessed evidence of voter fraud first hand. He further argued that the matter was not resolved by the statements made by the member for Mississau…

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Mr. Ted Falk2021-04-23
Criminal Code

Government Orders

…ch is why I was pleased to support my colleague, the member for Markham—Unionville, who put forward Bill C-238 to amend the Criminal Code to increase penalties for those alleged to be in possession of a firearm unlawfully imported into Canada and to increase the mandatory minimum penalty for the possession o…

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Mrs. Cathay Wagantall2021-04-23
Petitions

Routine Proceedings

Madam Speaker, my second petition is in regard to Bill C-233, the sex-selective abortion act, calling on the Parliament of Canada to pass an amendment to the Criminal Code prohibiting sex-selective abortion, on the basis that the majority of Canadians believe…

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Ms. Andréanne Larouche2021-04-14
Sex-Selective Abortion Act

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to speak to Bill C-233. The Bloc Québécois is obviously against the bill, which is essentially an anti-choice bill. The Bloc Québécois unequivocally defends the right of women to control their own bodies, their right to f…

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Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen2021-04-14
Sex-Selective Abortion Act

Private Members' Business

…anada Health Act or the charter. To my utter dismay, here we are again. This private member's bill, Bill C-233, is nothing short of a direct attack on women. Despite all the rhetoric claiming to be in defence of women's equality and despite the Conservative leader's assurances that his party will not reopen …

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Mrs. Karen Vecchio2021-04-14
Sex-Selective Abortion Act

Private Members' Business

…pped and torn apart and we are losing the opportunity to have a real discussion and properly debate Bill C-233, the bill introduced by my colleague and friend from Yorkton—Melville. This is a topic that people are very vocal on, with people being labelled as either absolutely right or completely wrong. Every…

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