Bill C-244

In committee (House)

An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act

Bill C-244 is being studied in committee.

Sponsor:Patrick Weiler
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-22

Other Bills Numbered C-244

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

45-1

An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act

In committee (House)
44-1

An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to amend the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (North Thames River, Middle Thames River and Thames River)

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)
43-1

An Act to amend the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (North Thames River, Middle Thames River and Thames River)

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)
42-1

An Act to establish Leif Erikson Day

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 to propose and examine a program giving financial assistance to high-school students visiting military memorial sites abroad

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 to propose and examine a program giving financial assistance to high-school students visiting military memorial sites abroad

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 Employment Insurance Act (removal of waiting period)

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 Employment Insurance Act (removal of waiting period)

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 Employment Insurance Act (removal of waiting period)

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 designate the month of June as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) 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)
39-1

An Act to designate the month of June as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) 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)
38-1

An Act to amend the Interest Act (interest payable on repayment of a mortgage loan before maturity)

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 requiring the national flag of Canada to be flown at half-mast on Remembrance Day

Second reading (House)
37-2

An Act requiring the national flag of Canada to be flown at half-mast on Remembrance Day

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)
37-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of mechanics' tool expenses)

Dead

Division Votes (4)

Division #73
Agreed To
2026-02-25T15:25:00

2nd reading of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act

202Yea
125Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
168Y / 0N
Conservative
4Y / 125N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #424
Agreed To
2023-10-18T16:00:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)

325Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #342
Agreed To
2023-05-31T15:45:32

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)

324Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #187
Agreed To
2022-10-05T16:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)

323Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (26)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-244.

Mr. Joël Lightbound2023-03-07
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…ial languages, the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology in relation to Bill C-244, an act to amend the Copyright Act with regard to diagnosis, maintenance and repair. The committee has studied the bill and, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(1), requests a 30-day extension to conside…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2022-11-25
Copyright Act
0

Private Members' Business

…aling with measures in right to repair legislation and modifications to the Copyright Act. In fact, Bill C-244 was here a bit earlier in the year. It was introduced by the member for Richmond Centre, and we had a fairly healthy debate on that issue. As alluded to earlier, some members had the opportunity to p…

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Mr. Marty Morantz2022-11-25
Copyright Act
0

Private Members' Business

…se. This is what the bill seeks to extend to Canadian innovators. The bill is also complementary to Bill C-244, addressing the right to repair. Whereas the right to repair tends to focus more on the consumer’s needs, interoperability necessarily carries broad implications for how competitive markets can funct…

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Mrs. Sherry Romanado2022-10-06
Copyright Act
0

Private Members' Business

…ut this bill. I think it is quite interesting and I think that there is a good complementarity with Bill C-244, the right to repair act, which has been sent to the industry committee. I will conclude by saying that I am quite interested in hearing more. I am not quite sure what my position is in terms of supp…

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Mr. Wilson Miao2022-10-06
Copyright Act
0

Private Members' Business

…with other devices or components. This bill will work in conjunction with my private member's bill, Bill C-244, which was just voted on, to allow Canadians an increased autonomy over their purchased goods. Because of the complexity of copyright policies and the issues related to interoperability, it remains t…

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Mrs. Sherry Romanado2022-10-06
Copyright Act
0

Private Members' Business

…I just wanted to know if he could elaborate a little on what the difference is between his bill and Bill C-244, which just passed in the House, in terms of right to repair. It is not clear to me as to the difference between these two pieces of legislation.

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2022-10-05
Copyright Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from October 3 consideration of the motion that Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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The Deputy Speaker2022-10-05
Copyright Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

… now proceed to the taking of the deferred record division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-244 under Private Members' Business.

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Mr. Wilson Miao2022-10-03
Copyright Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today in support of my private member's bill, Bill C-244, an act to amend the Copyright Act, which would allow all Canadians the right to diagnosis, maintenance and repair, and I am very excited to see this bill come up for a vote very soon. The concerns o…

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Mr. Ted Falk2022-10-03
Copyright Act
0

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise in the House today to speak to this legislation, Bill C-244. This is a good day. It is not a super common day in the House that all parties come together and, for the most part, agree on the generality or principles of a bill, but I think this happens to be o…

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