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C-16 — An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures)
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C-16
An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures)
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LPC
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BILL C-16
An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures)
Last activity : Royal assent received
LPC
Assented to
Commons · 1st2025-12-09Commons · 2nd2026-02-02Commons · 3rd2026-06-11Senate · 1st2026-06-11Senate · 2nd2026-06-15Senate · 3rd2026-06-18Royal assent2026-06-18
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What it does, in plain language
- Creates a new offence for engaging in a pattern of coercive or controlling behaviour toward an intimate partner.
- Makes murder first-degree murder — called femicide when the victim is female — when it happens in a context of coercive control, sexual violence, human trafficking, or when it is motivated by hate.
- Requires courts to consider a life sentence for manslaughter in those same circumstances, with adult offenders ineligible for parole for 10 to 25 years.
- Changes criminal harassment so prosecutors no longer must prove the victim personally felt afraid, only that the conduct could reasonably make someone believe safety was threatened.
- Expands the non-consensual intimate image offence to cover fabricated images likely to be mistaken for real recordings of the person, and criminalizes distributing depictions of bestiality.
- Creates an offence of recruiting someone under 18 to take part in a crime, punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
- Lets judges impose a sentence below a mandatory minimum, but only where that minimum would be cruel and unusual punishment for that particular offender.
- Sets rules on trial delays, requiring courts to weigh listed factors before staying proceedings, and creates a framework for alternative measures and restorative justice.
- Bars a firearms licence where the chief firearms officer has reasonable grounds to suspect domestic violence or stalking, and strengthens victims' rights to receive information.
- Comes into force on the 30th day after royal assent, with a review to be conducted by the Senate and the House of Commons.
🤖 AI-generated from the bill’s official text as introduced — may not reflect amendments adopted since.
Registered lobbying
39 communications · 9 organizations
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 10 most recent +
Google Canada Corporation15Canadian Civil Liberties Association8Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO)4Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA)3Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada2
Ontario Child Sexual Exploitation Investigators Association (OCSEIA)2Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (also known as Humane Canada)2Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc.2Women's Legal Education and Action Fund1
2026-07-28 · Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada
Met with : Alana Powell — Senior Policy Advisor
2026-07-21 · Justice Canada (JC)
Google Canada Corporation
Met with : Thomas Law — Senior Policy Advisor
2026-06-12 · House of Commons
Google Canada Corporation
Met with : Jacob Mantle — Member of Parliament
2026-06-12 · Justice Canada (JC)
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Met with : Keith Torrie — Senior Policy Advisor · Morgan MacDougall-Milne — Director of Litigation · Zoe Romeo — Director of Parliamentary Affairs
2026-06-10 · Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada
Met with : Alana Powell — Senior Policy Advisor
2026-06-08 · Senate of Canada
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Met with : Claudine Santos — Director of Parliamentary Affairs · Paul (PJ) Prosper — Senator
2026-06-02 · Justice Canada (JC)
Google Canada Corporation
Met with : Thomas Law — Senior Policy Advisor, Minister’s Office
2026-06-01 · Senate of Canada
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Met with : Claudine Santos — Director of Parliamentary Affairs
2026-05-27 · Senate of Canada
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Met with : Claudine Santos — Director of Parliamentary Affairs
2026-05-22 · House of Commons
Google Canada Corporation
Met with : Wade Chang — Member of Parliament
Communications reported to the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying that name this bill. Lobbying is a lawful, publicly registered activity — this count is a fact, not a verdict. Only communications whose description names both the bill number and its title are counted, so the real total may be higher. Registry archive read on September 10, 2026; the Commissioner republishes it about monthly, and we refresh it by hand.
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