Bill S-224

Second reading (Senate)

An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act

Bill S-224 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

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

Other Bills Numbered S-224

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

45-1

An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act

Second reading (Senate)
44-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)

Dead
43-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility)

Second reading (Senate)
42-1

An Act respecting payments made under construction contracts

Senate bill, now waiting to be considered in the House
41-2

An Act respecting National Seal Products Day

Second reading (House)
40-3

An Act to establish a national volunteer emergency response service

Second reading (Senate)
40-2

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (vacancies)

In committee (Senate)
39-2

An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (vacancies)

Second reading (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Canadian Wheat Board Act

Second reading (Senate)

Division Votes (2)

Division #853
Negatived
2024-06-19T16:30:00

Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons) (report stage amendment)

118Yea
207Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 149N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #271
Agreed To
2023-03-22T15:35:00

2nd reading of Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)

322Yea
0Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
29Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (26)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-224.

Mr. James Maloney2024-05-23
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…the House on behalf of the residents of Etobicoke Lakeshore. This evening, I am pleased to speak to Bill S-224, an act to amend the Criminal Code with regard to human trafficking. I want to say at the outset that while we are unable to support the bill, I understand the objective the sponsor was trying to ach…

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Ms. Andréanne Larouche2024-05-23
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill S-224, which “amends the Criminal Code to specify what constitutes exploitation for the purpose of establishing whether a person has committed the offence of trafficking in persons”. The Bloc Québécois sup…

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Mr. Arnold Viersen2024-05-23
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill S-224. This is an incredible bill that would do important work when it comes to fighting human trafficking. I want to acknowledge the hard work of the sponsors of the bill: Senator Ataullahjan, who steered…

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Mr. Vance Badawey2024-05-23
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity today to speak about Bill S-224, an act to amend the Criminal Code with regard to trafficking in persons. This is a bill that presents the opportunity to consider Canada's criminal justice response to human trafficking. Human traff…

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Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin2023-09-20
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…ial languages, the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in relation to Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Criminal Code regarding trafficking in persons. The Committee has studied the bill and has decided to report it back to the House with amendments.

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2023-03-22
Criminal Code
Procedural

Private Member's Business

The House resumed from March 10 consideration of the motion that Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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The Deputy Speaker2023-03-22
Criminal Code
Procedural

Private Member's Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill S-224 under Private Members' Business.

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2023-03-10
Criminal Code
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from December 2, 2022, consideration of the motion that Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Mr. Gary Anandasangaree2023-03-10
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to speak on Bill S-224, an act to amend the Criminal Code regarding trafficking in persons. I want to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered here on the traditional unceded lands of the Algonquin people. The bill came…

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Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie2023-03-10
Criminal Code
0

Private Members' Business

…our is a growing issue. This is nothing new, but it is being increasingly recognized and discussed. Bill S-224 is part of a long legislative quest to combat human trafficking, which is extremely important. In closing, I would like to paraphrase author Ralph Champavert and say that the stigma of human traffick…

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