Bill S-6

Senate bill, now waiting to be considered in the House

Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4

Bill S-6 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Unknown
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-02-24

Other Bills Numbered S-6

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 12 sessions:

45-1

Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4

Senate bill, now waiting to be considered in the House
44-1

An Act respecting regulatory modernization

In committee (House)
42-1

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

First Nations Elections Act

In committee (House)
40-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to political loans)

Second reading (Senate)
39-1

An Act to amend the First Nations Land Management Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (running rights for carriage of grain)

Second reading (Senate)
37-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes)

In committee (Senate)
37-2

Public Service Whistleblowing Act

Second reading (Senate)
37-1

Public Service Whistleblowing Act

In committee (Senate)

Division Votes (0)

No recorded division votes found for this bill.

Parliamentary Debates (48)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-6: the latest 20.

James Bezan2026-03-24
Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Per…

Private Members' Business

…liament, the protecting Canadians by ending sentence discounts for multiple murders act, as well as Bill S-6 from the 40th Parliament, which also provided parole ineligibility at the discretion of the courts, and that is charter compliant. I want to read into the record some of the quotes that we have heard…

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2024-06-19
Telecommunications Act
Procedural

Government Orders

…lation (miscarriage of justice reviews)—Minister of Justice. (Bill read the third time and passed) (Bill S-6: On the Order: Government Orders) May 3, 2023—Resuming consideration of the motion of Ms. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Ms. Khera (Minister of Seniors),—That Bill S-6, An Act…

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Hon. Steven MacKinnon2024-06-19
Business of the House

Oral Questions

…egulation (miscarriage of justice reviews), be deemed read a third time and passed on division; (c) Bill S-6, An Act respecting regulatory modernization, be deemed read a second time on division and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology; (d) Bill S-9, An Act to amend the Chemical Wea…

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Mr. Blake Desjarlais2024-06-05
First Nations Clean Water Act

Government Orders

…ill C-61, comes to this place because of a litigation of a Harper-era piece of legislation known as Bill S-6, which failed indigenous people, so much so that they had to take their concerns to court, have the Conservatives defeated, and then have this legislation be able to stand. This is better than what t…

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Mr. Scot Davidson2024-01-30
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023

Government Orders

…down. He obviously wrote his speech two days ago. Could he clarify how the federal government, with Bill S-6 languishing in the House, is actually cutting red tape and making that a priority?

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Hon. Anita Anand2024-01-29
Small Business

Oral Questions

…rvatives, who have no plan to reduce red tape, we will continue to stand with small businesses with Bill S-6. It is at second reading. We are bringing it back before the House. We will create an efficient and effective economy for all small businesses.

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Mr. Ziad Aboultaif2023-05-15
Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healt…

Government Orders

…als management proposed in Bill S-5 makes sense to me. Last week, I spoke in this chamber regarding Bill S-6, which is an attempt to reduce the mountain of governmental red tape that Canadians face. It seems that, everywhere we turn, there are more regulations. It is almost as if they were breeding. It is i…

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Ms. Elizabeth May2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, tonight, we are looking at Bill S-6, which would not be cutting regulations; it is about modernizing regulations. We missed some opportunities where we could have improved various aspects of Canadian society by actually cutting some re…

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Mr. Corey Tochor2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I appreciate this opportunity to rise and speak to Bill S-6. How I came to this bill is probably like many people. We read the title: “an act respecting regulatory modernization”. It reminds me of going through Netflix when someone wants to watch something ne…

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Ms. Lori Idlout2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

…ous pieces of legislation it would be making amendments to. I wonder if the member would agree that Bill S-6 could be improved by ensuring regulations would require that indigenous peoples are better engaged in any of these pieces of legislation.

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Mr. Adam Chambers2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise here this evening and share my thoughts on Bill S-6. Before that, however, I just want to acknowledge that I heard the intervention from the hon. colleague from New Westminster—Burnaby about the point of privilege that was raised earlier. I want to sa…

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Mr. Blake Richards2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

…ertain irony in that it is now putting forward a bill that outlines measures, and I will quote from Bill S-6's preamble, that “repeal or amend provisions that have, over time, become barriers to innovation and economic growth [and] to add certain provisions with a view to support innovation and economic gro…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

…he kind of substantial legislative and other changes that are required to move us forward. Overall, Bill S-6 is better than nothing. I will be voting for it, but needless to say, the country is still piled in red tape, there are still far too many gatekeepers and there is still much more work required.

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

… to assure members I will not be splitting my time, by the way. The bill we are debating tonight is Bill S-6. This is a bill dealing with the issue of regulatory modernization. I have to say we have heard some complaints from the member for Kingston and the Islands, who does a lot of speaking and does a lot…

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Mrs. Stephanie Kusie2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

…He has a very strong background in business. As the government goes on to do the third iteration of Bill S-6, from a completely business perspective, and as we did see in The Globe and Mail today that this is a time when fewer Canadians than ever are considering starting a small business, what are some cons…

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Mr. Ziad Aboultaif2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

… those applied by another department. It was also encouraging to hear that the measures proposed in Bill S-6 are the result of a public consultation process by the Treasury Board Secretariat, as well as asking federal departments what changes are required to further streamline the regulatory process. Consul…

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Mr. Ziad Aboultaif2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

…actually doing something about this mountain of red tape that Canadians face. While it is true that Bill S-6 would not do much, at least we are doing something. Before the people of Edmonton Manning asked me to represent them here, I was a business owner. For over 20 years, I worked to build a company that …

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2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization
Procedural

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill S-6, An Act respecting regulatory modernization, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Mr. Brad Vis2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

…alition partners, the NDP, and the official opposition, the Conservatives. I spoke in good faith to Bill S-6. Many of the regulations related to the Health of Animals Act on biosecurity, I think, are really relevant. It is a good bill, but ultimately, in terms of its passage and when we come to a vote on it…

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Mr. Brad Vis2023-05-03
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization

Government Orders

…adam Speaker, it is an honour to be in the chamber once again, and I am pleased to rise to speak to Bill S-6. The stated purpose of the bill is to “reduce administrative burden for business, facilitate digital interactions with government, simplify regulatory processes, make exemptions from certain regulato…

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