Bill S-223

Second reading (Senate)

An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act

Bill S-223 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Unknown
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-06-03

Other Bills Numbered S-223

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 9 sessions:

45-1

An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act

Second reading (Senate)
44-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act respecting Kindness Week

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential changes to other Acts

Dead
41-2

An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speakership of the Senate)

Second reading (Senate)
40-3

An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (retroactivity of retirement and survivor's pensions)

Dead
40-2

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to enact certain other measures in order to provide assistance and protection to victims of human trafficking

Senate bill, now waiting to be considered in the House
39-2

An Act to amend the Non-smokers' Health Act

In committee (Senate)
39-1

An Act to amend the Access to Information Act

Second reading (Senate)

Division Votes (2)

Division #245
Agreed To
2022-12-14T15:20:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)

324Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #98
Agreed To
2022-05-18T15:45:00

2nd reading of Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)

318Yea
0Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
112Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (140)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-223.

Mr. Michael Cooper2022-05-13
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise to present a petition signed by Canadians in support of Bill S-223, introduced by Senator Ataullahjan and championed by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. This bill would make it a Criminal Code offence to go abroad and receive an organ without the cons…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-05-13
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…been advocating for this. Members are aware that other members and I have often tabled petitions on Bill S-223. It is not just my office staff sitting there signing the same petition over and over again; it is members of the community who go out and collect these signatures. I know the Falun Gong community ha…

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Mr. James Bezan2022-05-12
Business of Supply
0

Government Orders

…. We need to make sure there is legislation coming through. There is a bill coming from the Senate, Bill S-223, that will address this issue and hold to account not just those who are committing the atrocities in China, but those around the world who are paying for and benefiting from those organs in a way th…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-05-11
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Madam Speaker, finally, I want to present another petition on Bill S-223, which is coming up for debate on Friday. It is a bill to make it a criminal offence for a person to go abroad and receive an organ taken without consent. I am very hopeful that debate will collapse …

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-05-10
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…peaker, the second petition is on a similar issue. The second petition is specifically to highlight Bill S-223, which is a bill that would combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking. It recognizes that this is a practice that happens in certain places around the world and it would seek to make it a crimin…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-05-09
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, the next petition I am tabling is in support of Bill S-223, a bill that will be debated on Friday. It is a bill that would make it a criminal offence for a person to go abroad and receive an organ taken without consent. It would also create a mechanism by wh…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2022-04-25
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, I am tabling one petition today in support of Bill S-223, which is aimed at combatting forced organ harvesting and trafficking. I surely hope that we will be able to get this bill passed as soon as possible.

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Mr. Tom Kmiec2022-04-07
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Madam Speaker, I am also tabling a petition on Bill S-223, which seeks to fight the really unjust, unfair practice of organ harvesting that is being done in different parts of the world and to make it a criminal offence to go abroad to receive an organ with…

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Mr. Pat Kelly2022-04-07
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to table a petition in support of Bill S-223. This is the bill to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking. It would make it a criminal offence for a Canadian to go abroad to receive an organ taken without the consent of the donor. This h…

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Mr. Damien Kurek2022-04-07
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Madam Speaker, I too rise today to present a petition in support of Bill S-223. This is not the first Parliament in which this bill has been introduced and received wide-spread support. I would also like to note and honour former member of Parliament, David Kilgour, a principle…

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