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C-2 — An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures
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C-2
An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures
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BILL C-2
An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures
Last activity : At second reading in the House of Commons
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Omnibus bill. It changes several different acts, one per part (16 parts). The title names only some of them, so the summary below goes part by part.
Commons · 1st2025-06-03Commons · 2ndCommons · 3rdSenate · 1stSenate · 2ndSenate · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Bundles 16 sets of measures covering customs, drugs, the mail, the coast guard, immigration and asylum, anti-money-laundering rules, the sex offender registry and digital investigative powers.
- Introduced at first reading in the House of Commons on 3 June 2025 by the Minister of Public Safety, with the short title "Strong Borders Act".
Part 1Customs Act
- Requires that facilities be provided free of charge to the Canada Border Services Agency to administer or enforce customs and other federal laws.
- Gives border officers access, at certain locations, to goods headed for export.
- Includes transitional provisions.
Part 2Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Creates a temporary fast-track pathway letting the Minister of Health add precursor chemicals to Schedule V.
- Makes matching changes to the Police Enforcement Regulations and the Precursor Control Regulations.
Part 3Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Cannabis Act
- Confirms that Cabinet, on the Public Safety Minister's recommendation, can exempt law enforcement officers conducting lawful investigations from Criminal Code offences tied to planning or attempting drug crimes.
Part 4Canada Post Corporation Act
- Allows mail in transit to be demanded, seized, detained or retained only when a federal law permits it.
- Expands Canada Post's authority to open mail in certain circumstances so that it now includes opening letters.
Part 5Oceans Act
- Adds security-related activities to the services provided by the Coast Guard.
- Lets the responsible minister collect, analyze and share information and intelligence.
Part 6Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act and Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Allows the Immigration Minister to share personal information within the department and with certain federal and provincial public bodies.
- Authorizes regulations on sharing immigration information with federal departments and agencies.
Part 7Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Eliminates the designated countries of origin regime.
- Lets the Minister specify what information and documents must support a refugee claim.
- Allows the Refugee Protection Division to declare certain claims abandoned, and the Minister to declare them withdrawn, before they are referred to the Division.
- Requires refugee proceedings to be suspended if the claimant is not in Canada, and allows regulations on appointing a representative for claimants under 18 or unable to understand the process.
Part 8Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Lets Cabinet, when it considers it in the public interest, refuse, suspend or end the processing of certain immigration applications.
- Lets Cabinet cancel, suspend or change documents already issued, or impose new conditions.
- Requires affected individuals to appear for examination, answer truthfully and hand over any documents an officer requires.
Part 9Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Adds two new grounds that make a refugee claim ineligible.
- Allows regulations creating exceptions to those grounds.
- Applies the new grounds retroactively through a transitional provision.
Part 10Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act
- Raises the maximum administrative monetary penalties and the maximum punishments for certain offences.
- Replaces voluntary compliance agreements with mandatory ones with FINTRAC, backed by compliance orders whose breach becomes a new violation.
- Requires businesses covered by section 5 that are not already registered to enroll with FINTRAC.
- Lets FINTRAC share certain information with the Commissioner of Canada Elections.
Part 11Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act
- Bars certain entities from accepting cash deposits made by a third party.
- Bars certain persons or entities from accepting cash payments, donations or deposits of $10,000 or more.
Part 12Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act and Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act
- Adds FINTRAC's Director to the committee created under subsection 18(1) of the OSFI Act.
- Lets that Director exchange information with the committee's other members.
Part 13Sex Offender Information Registration Act and Customs Act
- Changes sex offenders' reporting duties, including when they must report, what they must provide and by when.
- Allows any physical characteristic that helps identify an offender to be recorded when they report to a registration centre.
- Clarifies what counts as a reasonable excuse for failing to give 14 days' notice before being away from home for seven or more days.
- Lets the Canada Border Services Agency share information about offenders' arrivals in and departures from Canada with police.
Part 14Criminal Code and Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, and other Acts
- Creates "information demands" and court orders to obtain basic information from businesses serving the public, for criminal investigations and for CSIS.
- Clarifies response times for production orders and the emergency situations where evidence, including subscriber information, can be obtained.
- Lets a judge authorize collection of tracking or transmission data about items unknown when the warrant was issued, and requests to foreign telecom providers for transmission data or subscriber information.
- Amends the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act so foreign production decisions can be enforced in Canada, and clarifies computer data examination powers under the drug and cannabis laws.
Part 15new Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act
- Sets up a framework requiring electronic service providers to help authorized persons access information.
- Applies to access powers granted under the Criminal Code or the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act.
Part 16Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
- Lets businesses covered by section 5 collect and use a person's personal information without their knowledge or consent.
- Limits this to information passed on by a government department, public authority or law enforcement agency.
- Restricts the use to detecting or deterring money laundering, terrorist financing or sanctions evasion, or a consistent purpose.
🤖 AI-generated from the bill’s official text as introduced — may not reflect amendments adopted since.
Registered lobbying
50 communications · 9 organizations
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 10 most recent +
WoodGreen Community Services17Canadian Civil Liberties Association9International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group8Electronic Transactions Association6Canadian Gaming Association (CGA)4
Ontario Child Sexual Exploitation Investigators Association (OCSEIA)2Amazon Web Services Canada, Inc.2Rogers Communications Inc.1Canadian Gaming Association1
2026-04-13 · House of Commons
Ontario Child Sexual Exploitation Investigators Association (OCSEIA)
Met with : Frank Caputo — Member of Parliament
2026-04-09 · House of Commons
Ontario Child Sexual Exploitation Investigators Association (OCSEIA)
Met with : Larry Brock — Member of Parliament
2026-03-24 · House of Commons
Canadian Gaming Association (CGA)
Met with : Ruby Sahota — Member of Parliament, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime) · Rob Jamieson — Chief of Staff
2026-03-24 · House of Commons
Canadian Gaming Association (CGA)
Met with : Ruby Sahota — Member of Parliament, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime) · Rob Jamieson — Chief of Staff to Hon. Ruby Sahota, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)
2026-03-05 · Senate of Canada
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Met with : Emma Meldrum — Parliamentary Affairs Advisor · Yuen Pau Woo — Senator · Bernadette Clément — Senator
2026-03-03 · Senate of Canada
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Met with : Dylan Odd — Director, Parliamentary Affairs · Katie Verhoeven — Senior Parliamentary Advisor · Emma Meldrum — Parliamentary Affairs Advisor
2026-02-27 · Senate of Canada
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Met with : Dylan Odd — Director, Parliamentary Affairs · Dina Dong — Parliamentary Affairs Advisor · Katie Verhoeven — Senior Parliamentary Advisor
2026-02-13 · Senate of Canada
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Met with : Emma Meldrum — Parliamentary Affairs Advisor · Katie Verhoeven — Senior Parliamentary Advisor · Bernadette Clément — Senator
2026-02-13 · Senate of Canada
WoodGreen Community Services
Met with : Jordano Nudo — Director of Parliamentary Affairs
2026-02-05 · Senate of Canada
WoodGreen Community Services
Met with : Paulette Senior — Senator
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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