Bill C-8

Second reading (Senate)

An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts

Bill C-8 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Gary Anandasangaree
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-06-18

Other Bills Numbered C-8

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

45-1

An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts

Second reading (Senate)
44-1

An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

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

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2012

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Report stage (House)
40-2

An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands situated on those reserves

Second reading (House)
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (railway transportation)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2007

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act, the Canada School of Public Service Act and the Official Languages Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act to establish the Library and Archives of Canada, to amend the Copyright Act and to amend certain Acts in consequence

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by regulating products used for the control of pests

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-1

An Act to establish the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and to amend certain Acts in relation to financial institutions

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (8)

Division #75
Agreed To
2022-05-04T15:45:24

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures

180Yea
149Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 116N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
0Y / 1N
Division #74
Negatived
2022-05-04T15:30:05

Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures (recommittal to a committee)

117Yea
214Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 155N
Conservative
116Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
0Y / 25N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #73
Negatived
2022-05-04T15:15:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures (subamendment)

116Yea
214Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 155N
Conservative
115Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 32N
NDP
0Y / 25N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #65
Agreed To
2022-05-02T15:30:00

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures

183Yea
148Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
155Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #64
Negatived
2022-05-02T15:15:00

Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures (report stage amendment)

118Yea
210Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
1Y / 154N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
0Y / 1N
Division #62
Agreed To
2022-04-28T17:00:01

Time allocation for Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures

176Yea
146Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
21Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 1N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #22
Agreed To
2022-02-10T15:15:09

2nd reading of Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures

215Yea
117Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
156Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #40
Agreed To
2020-12-10T15:30:00

2nd reading of Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's call to action number 94)

288Yea
28Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
145Y / 0N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 28N
NDP
20Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (409)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-8.

Claude DeBellefeuille2025-12-10
Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Bord…
0

Government Orders

…ther bill, because there is another important one waiting for us. We are supposed to start studying Bill C-8 on cybersecurity after the holidays. Again, I want to thank everyone for putting in all the necessary effort to improve the government's bill.

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Dean Allison2025-12-02
Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1
0

Government Orders

…f bills that have come through us. We are talking about the budget right now, but we can talk about Bill C-8, Bill C-9 and a number of other bills that, quite frankly, are not in the best interest of Canadians. Our job as parliamentarians is to make those bills better. I have no problem at all trying to do …

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Matt Strauss2025-10-28
Citizenship Act
0

Government Orders

…s seized with the matter of his corrupt green slush fund. This is not a one-off; this is a pattern. Bill C-8 is also a re-warmed piece of extreme government overreach that Justin Trudeau also tried to pass through this House. Once again, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. The new Prime Minister promis…

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Jacob Mantle2025-10-23
Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Bord…
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…te. Bill C-2 is not the only attack on liberties that Canadians have endured under this government. Bill C-8, which we have discussed, would give unprecedented power to the government to kick Canadians off the Internet, on “reasonable grounds” in respect of “any threat”. What is “any threat”? I have been he…

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Matt Strauss2025-10-22
Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Bord…
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…h the government. The last three pieces of government legislation that I have debated in the House, Bill C-8, Bill C-9 and now Bill C-12 have involved significant power grabs by the Prime Minister. I want to know why. Bill C-8 would allow the Liberals to kick people off the Internet without a warrant. Bill …

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Matt Strauss2025-10-22
Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Bord…
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Government Orders

… of the Federal Court who found that. I would love to hear the member apologize for that violation. Bill C-8, Bill C-9 and Bill C-2 also violate our charter. I am not going to let it get through the net.

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Arnold Viersen2025-10-07
Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act
0

Government Orders

…piece of legislation.” We see this in front of us over and over again, with bills such as Bill C-2, Bill C-8 and Bill C-11, where the government is trying to solve problems it could already solve and is the cause of. With Bill C-10, we see a classic case of Liberal mismanagement. We failed to sign new treat…

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Leslyn Lewis2025-10-03
An Act Respecting Cyber Security
0

Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with heavy concerns about Bill C-8, a proposed law presented as a measure to secure Canada's telecommunications and critical infrastructure. I think we can all agree that cybersecurity is very important. Our information networks are t…

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Hon. Kevin Lamoureux2025-10-03
An Act Respecting Cyber Security
0

Government Orders

…ike Sarah. I think the minister has been fairly clear as we have gone through this legislation that Bill C-8 is important for many different reasons. I recently highlighted that we need to protect the consumers of our economy through cybersecurity. It is not optional for the government to do it; it has to b…

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Ziad Aboultaif2025-10-03
An Act Respecting Cyber Security
0

Government Orders

…er, my colleague is highlighting an important issue. We hear a lot of concerns from Canadians about Bill C-8. She included some of them in her speech. If she could shed light again on those concerns, it would be great.

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