Bill C-6

Law (royal assent given)
Law

An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026

Bill C-6 has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Sponsor:Shafqat Ali
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-06-17

Other Bills Numbered C-6

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 15 sessions:

45-1

An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026

Law (royal assent given)
Law
44-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)

In committee (Senate)
43-1

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's call to action number 94)

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2010

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

An Act respecting the safety of consumer products

At consideration in the House of Commons of amendments made by the Senate
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (visual identification of voters)

In committee (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Report stage (House)
38-1

An Act to establish the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and to amend or repeal certain Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act respecting assisted human reproduction and related research

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act to establish the Canadian Centre for the Independent Resolution of First Nations Specific Claims to provide for the filing, negotiation and resolution of specific claims and to make related amendments to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-1

An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (8)

Division #18
Agreed To
2025-06-17T23:15:10

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-6, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026

194Yea
141Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
165Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 141N
Bloc Québécois
21Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #17
Agreed To
2025-06-17T23:10:11

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-6, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026

194Yea
141Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
165Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 141N
Bloc Québécois
21Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #16
Agreed To
2025-06-17T23:05:21

2nd reading of Bill C-6, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026

194Yea
141Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
165Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 141N
Bloc Québécois
21Y / 0N
NDP
7Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #15
Agreed To
2021-12-09T20:15:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-6, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

212Yea
117Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #14
Agreed To
2021-12-09T20:00:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-6, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

212Yea
117Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #13
Agreed To
2021-12-09T19:30:00

2nd reading of Bill C-6, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

212Yea
117Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #175
Agreed To
2021-06-22T15:15:46

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)

263Yea
63Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
51Y / 62N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #14
Agreed To
2020-10-28T15:10:00

2nd reading of Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)

305Yea
7Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
96Y / 7N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
22Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (0)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-6.

Mel Arnold2026-03-23
Combatting Hate Act
0

Government Orders

…estrict what people can say through numerous pieces of legislation, including the online harms act, Bill C-63 in the previous Parliament, which they have committed to reintroducing in this Parliament. We have seen, for over 10 years, that they simply cannot be trusted to draft legislation that is in the bes…

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Aaron Gunn2026-03-23
Combatting Hate Act
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Government Orders

…social media companies and thereby influence the information that we see and consume, or the former Bill C-63, which attempted to further criminalize and regulate speech. Now we have before the House Liberal Bill C-9, a bill that, as originally presented, would have watered down the definition of hate speec…

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Shannon Stubbs2026-03-13
Natural Resources
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Oral Questions

…es. Canada sends rare earths to Beijing, which controls 90% of world refining and processing, while Bill C-69 blocks the Ring of Fire with endless regional assessments. It sounds like a waste of a crisis to me. When will the Prime Minister approve the Ring of Fire permits so the private sector can build min…

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David McKenzie2026-03-12
Natural Resources
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Statements by Members

… that the Liberal government has starved our energy industry of essential strategic infrastructure. Bill C-69 is an unworkable approval permit law. The Liberals have blocked pipelines and banned oil tanker shipping. Fortunately, my private member's bill would at least repeal the west coast oil tanker ban. W…

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David McKenzie2026-03-11
Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnershi…
0

Government Orders

…just chosen to put obstacle after obstacle in our own way for no good reason. The obstacles include Bill C-69 and the tanker ban affecting the northern coast of British Columbia. With these laws in place, no new pipelines will be built to carry Canadian crude oil to market, even though the ports of Prince R…

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Blake Richards2026-03-11
Natural Resources
0

Statements by Members

…d to speed up development, yet it has not approved a single project. Instead, Liberal policies like Bill C-69, the west coast tanker ban and endless regulatory delays continue to block Canadian energy from reaching global markets. Canada should be diversifying our energy exports so we are more resilient to …

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Stephanie Kusie2026-03-10
Government Business No. 6—Proceedings on Bill C-9
0

Government Orders

…uilding Canada Act provides powers to get major projects approved in Canada, but it does not repeal Bill C-69 or Bill C-48, which would make it palatable to investors. That would have made it even easier for us as Conservatives to support it, even though we did. We gave them every opportunity to create pros…

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Marilyn Gladu2026-03-10
Government Business No. 6—Proceedings on Bill C-9
0

Government Orders

…uring the pandemic. It violated free expression under previous bills, like Bill C-11, Bill C-18 and Bill C-63, and now Bill C-9. The emergency measures act that the Liberals put in place was illegal. They froze people's bank accounts, another violation, and authorized unlawful search and seizure. The Canadi…

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Maggie Chi2026-03-10
Food and Drugs Act
0

Private Members' Business

…gulatory approach. One of the important pieces of legislation passed by the previous government was Bill C-69, which gave the Minister of Health the flexibility to respond to urgent and emerging regulatory challenges as they arise with tailored options and solutions. In a world where both industry and gover…

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Shannon Stubbs2026-03-09
Oil and Gas Industry
0

Oral Questions

…d a Pacific pipeline, to remind them, but they keep their unlawful, “never build anything anywhere” Bill C-69, their drilling and tanker bans, and their federal industrial carbon tax that drives away investments. The more these Liberals say they are different, the more things stay the same. Canadians want p…

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