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Bill C-263

Second reading (House)

An Act to establish a national framework for silver alerts

Bill C-263 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Raquel Dancho
Conservative
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-03-10

Other Bills Numbered C-263

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

45-1

An Act to establish a national framework for silver alerts

Second reading (House)
44-1

An Act to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Responsible Business Conduct Abroad 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)
43-2

An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (equalization)

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 amend the Income Tax Act (hearing impairment)

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 amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (social condition)

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 amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (social condition)

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 Referendum Act (reform of the electoral system of Canada)

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 Referendum Act (reform of the electoral system of Canada)

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 Employment Insurance Act (elimination 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)
39-1

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (elimination 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)
38-1

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers)

Defeated
37-3

An Act to establish the office of Pension Ombudsman to investigate administrative difficulties encountered by persons in their dealings with government in respect of benefits under the Canada Pension Plan or the Old Age Security Act or tax liability on such benefits and to review the policies and practices applied in the administration and adjudication of such benefits and liabilities

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)
37-2

An Act to establish the office of Pension Ombudsman to investigate administrative difficulties encountered by persons in their dealings with government in respect of benefits under the Canada Pension Plan or the Old Age Security Act or tax liability on such benefits and to review the policies and practices applied in the administration and adjudication of such benefits and liabilities

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 establish a national committee to develop policies and procedures to ensure coordination in the delivery of programs by governments in the case of agricultural losses or disasters created by weather, pests, shortages of goods or services or market conditions, and the coordination of the delivery of information, assistance, relief and compensation, and to study the compliance of such programs with World Trade Organization requirements

Dead

Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (7)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-263.

Mr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay2023-03-21
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

… are serious about this issue, we need to get on it, we need to make this a priority. The second is Bill C-263, which seeks to establish an office of the commissioner in this matter because an office like that could act as an authority. Let us take a step back in history. Once upon a time, there was colonizat…

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Mr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay2023-03-21
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…ssible for me to answer in 10 seconds. I would simply encourage my colleague to read Bill C-262 and Bill C-263, which contain all kinds of provisions that respond to that. I think everything is in there.

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Ms. Jenny Kwan2023-03-06
Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in…
0

Private Members' Business

…of human rights and environmental harm the statutory right to bring a lawsuit against that company. Bill C-263 would give the Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise the powers needed to actually do its job and investigate and hold companies accountable. The CNCA, which includes member …

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Ms. Heather McPherson2022-11-14
International Human Rights Act
0

Private Members' Business

…ghts atrocity that we should also be standing up for. A personal issue that I have taken up with my Bill C-263 is with regard to our Canadian mining and extractive industries around the world and how we do not apply the same human rights lens to mining companies around the world like we do to other industries…

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Ms. Heather McPherson2022-06-06
Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1
0

Government Orders

…rventions in this House are always very helpful, and I love the opportunity to speak about my bill, Bill C-263. Basically, it is to do what the government had promised to do initially, which is to give us a CORE ombudsperson who has the ability to compel testimony and compel documents. It is basically to give…

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Ms. Heather McPherson2022-05-18
Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in…
0

Private Members' Business

…ility. My colleague, the member for New Westminster—Burnaby, brought forward Bill C-262. My bill is Bill C-263. These bills are what is truly required if Canada is going to walk the talk on human rights. Mandatory human rights due diligence legislation, as proposed in Bill C-262, is the global best practice. …

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Ms. Heather McPherson2022-03-29
Responsible Business Conduct Abroad Act
0

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-263, An Act to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Responsible Business Conduct Abroad and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to stand here today and ta…

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