| C-51: Anti-terrorism Act |
2015 |
This Act made changes to anti-terrorism and privacy law. It was considered by Parliament at the same time as the CVBR and required Justice support for the coordination of amendments on TAs and publication bans. |
| C-32: Victims Bill of Rights Act |
2015 |
This Act gave victims of crime a more effective voice in the criminal justice system and provided clear statutory rights at the federal level for victims of crime for the first time in Canada’s history. |
| C-74: An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures |
2018 |
This Act included amendments with respect to remediation agreements that help repair harm done by Canadian corporations to victims or to the community in Canada or abroad. |
| C-51: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act |
2018 |
This Act amended the Criminal Code to clarify and strengthen Canada’s sexual assault regime. |
| C-77: An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (the Act). |
2019 |
This Act enacted a declaration of victim rights, subsequently strengthening the military justice system for victims by aligning it with the CVBR while respecting the unique requirements of the military justice system. |
| C-75: An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts |
2019 |
This Act included amendments to the Criminal Code to enhance victim safety and toughen criminal laws in the context of intimate partner violence. The Act also merged the amendments proposed in former Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Code (victim surcharge). Building on these previously proposed amendments, the Act re-enacted the victim surcharge regime with a discretionary victim surcharge in response to the SCC’s December 2018 decision in R v Boudreault that struck down the regime in its entirety on the basis that the mandatory victim surcharge was unconstitutional. |
| C-59: An Act respecting national security matters |
2019 |
This Act made changes to Canada’s national security laws. Relevant amendments included providing authorization for a court in certain proceedings to make orders for the protection of witnesses. |