Bill C-33

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Appropriation Act No. 3, 2026-27

Bill C-33 has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Sponsor:Shafqat Ali
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-06-08

Other Bills Numbered C-33

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

45-1

Appropriation Act No. 3, 2026-27

Law (royal assent given)
Law
44-1

Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act

Report stage (House)
43-2

Appropriation Act No. 2, 2021-22

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Second reading (House)
41-2

First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act

In committee (House)
41-1

Protecting Air Service Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

Safer Railways Act

Report stage (House)
40-2

An Act to amend the War Veterans Allowance Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

Income Tax Amendments Act, 2006

Second reading (Senate)
38-1

Budget Implementation Act, 2004, No. 2

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act

Second reading (House)
37-2

International Transfer of Offenders Act

Report stage (House)
37-1

Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (7)

Division #140
Agreed To
2026-06-08T23:20:16

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-33, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027

191Yea
134Nay
12Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
167Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 134N
Bloc Québécois
17Y / 0N
NDP
5Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #411
Agreed To
2023-09-26T15:25:00

2nd reading of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

212Yea
114Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #410
Negatived
2023-09-26T15:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (reasoned amendment)

116Yea
209Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
1Y / 151N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #367
Agreed To
2023-06-12T13:00:00

Time allocation for Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

174Yea
147Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 113N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #154
Agreed To
2021-06-17T23:55:37

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-33, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

208Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #153
Agreed To
2021-06-17T22:50:21

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-33, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

209Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #152
Agreed To
2021-06-17T22:45:49

2nd reading of Bill C-33, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

209Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
1Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (170)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-33.

Mr. Tako Van Popta2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

… the motion is pretty self-explanatory. I do not know what more I could say in depth. We think that Bill C-33, as well-intentioned as it is, just does not do enough. It needs a major rethink. The people who drafted it need to go back and read this report, which I was just referencing, and the very good, well…

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Mr. Todd Doherty2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…I have asthma, and the smoke is killing me today. It is a pleasure for me to rise today to speak to Bill C-33. As many of my colleagues know, I spent a lifetime in the transportation industry prior to being elected, doing everything from owning and operating a small ground-handling business to serving in var…

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Ms. Ruby Sahota2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Mr. Speaker, I have been hearing a bit of a theme tonight, whether it is will Bill C-35 or Bill C-33. It is “let us do nothing”. I have not heard a lot of opposition to what is in the bill. Generally, I am hearing that there should be other things in the bill; there should be additional stuff. That …

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Mr. Todd Doherty2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…in them, whether it is regarding their safety or security. That is, again, why I am frustrated with Bill C-33. We always want our goods and people to be transported via safe, secure and sound modes. However, what we have seen is that the government views our ports and airports as cash cows, not as the econom…

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Mr. Ted Falk2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to speak to Bill C-33 this evening. My folks always taught me that nothing good happens after midnight, and I want to remind the handful of my colleagues who are still with us and the fewer still who are awake that is it …

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Mrs. Tracy Gray2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…ll be splitting my time with the member of Parliament for Calgary Shepard. Today I rise to speak on Bill C-33, a substantive piece of legislation that I am sad to say is missing the mark on a significant opportunity to strengthen our ports and rail lines with regard to supply chain functionality and security…

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Mrs. Tracy Gray2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…s this piece of legislation and there are a lot of misses by this legislation. We are talking about Bill C-33. Certainly, in my intervention I mentioned a few times that this legislation should have been about safety and economic stability. Instead, this legislation is about corporate governance and control …

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Mrs. Élisabeth Brière2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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… Mégantic—L'Érable, are calling for additional rail safety measures. Does my colleague not see that Bill C-33 includes a safety and security framework that would make it possible for the people of Mégantic to have their bypass?

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Mr. Tako Van Popta2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…r. Speaker, one of the objectives that the Minister of Transport gave in his introductory speech on Bill C-33 was to combat inflation caused by supply chain disruptions, yet it seems to do very little of that. I was at a round table discussion with marine operators and they said the new regulations are just …

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Mr. Tom Kmiec2023-06-08
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…eaker, I am glad to be able to join the debate at such a late hour and to contribute my thoughts on Bill C-33 for my constituents back home. Again, I always want to thank them for sending me here to represent them, and I know they expect us to provide good work and feedback to the government. As I said earli…

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