An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

Part 1 amends the provisions of the Criminal Code that deal with offences and procedures relating to drug-impaired driving. Among other things, the amendments
(a) enact new criminal offences for driving with a blood drug concentration that is equal to or higher than the permitted concentration;
(b) authorize the Governor in Council to establish blood drug concentrations; and
(c) authorize peace officers who suspect a driver has a drug in their body to demand that the driver provide a sample of a bodily substance for analysis by drug screening equipment that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada.
Part 2 repeals the provisions of the Criminal Code that deal with offences and procedures relating to conveyances, including those provisions enacted by Part 1, and replaces them with provisions in a new Part of the Criminal Code that, among other things,
(a) re-enact and modernize offences and procedures relating to conveyances;
(b) authorize mandatory roadside screening for alcohol;
(c) establish the requirements to prove a person’s blood alcohol concentration; and
(d) increase certain maximum penalties and certain minimum fines.
Part 3 contains coordinating amendments and the coming into force provision.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

Oct. 31, 2017 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Oct. 25, 2017 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Oct. 25, 2017 Failed Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (report stage amendment)

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 13, 2017

  • William F. Pentney, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice
  • Greg Yost, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Carole Morency, Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Sept. 18, 2017

  • Robert Solomon, Distinguished University Professor, Faculty of Law, Western University, As an Individual
  • Roberto De Luca, Director, Public Safety Program, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Gaylene Schellenberg, Lawyer, Legislation and Law Reform, Canadian Bar Association
  • Kathryn Pentz, Treasurer, Criminal Justice Section, Canadian Bar Association
  • Peter Hogg, Scholar in Residence, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, As an Individual
  • Markita Kaulius, President, Families For Justice
  • Jeff Walker, Chief Strategy Officer, National Office, Canadian Automobile Association
  • Tom Stamatakis, President, Canadian Police Association
  • Greg DelBigio, Director, Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers
  • Jeff Brubacher, Medical Doctor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, As an Individual
  • Robert Mann, Senior Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Sept. 19, 2017

  • Patricia Kosseim, Senior General Counsel and Director General, Legal Services, Policy, Research and Technology Analysis Branch, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  • Yvan Clermont, Director, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics , Statistics Canada
  • Samuel Perreault, Analyst, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada
  • Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  • Sheri Arsenault, Director, Alberta, Families For Justice
  • Scott Treasure, President-Elect, Insurance Brokers Association of Canada
  • Peter Braid, Chief Executive Officer, Insurance Brokers Association of Canada
  • Douglas Beirness, Senior Policy Advisor, Subject Matter Expert Impaired Driving, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
  • Pascal Lévesque, President, Criminal Law Committee, Barreau du Québec
  • Benoît Gariépy, Member, Criminal Law Committee, Barreau du Québec
  • Ana Victoria Aguerre, Lawyer, Secretariat of the Order and Legal Affairs, Barreau du Québec
  • Clerk of the Committee, Mrs. Julie Geoffrion

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Sept. 20, 2017

  • Mario Harel, President, Director, Gatineau Police Service, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Ed Wood, President, DUID Victim Voices
  • Superintendent Charles Cox, Co-Chair, Traffic Committee, Chief Superintendent, Highway Safety Division, Ontario Provincial Police, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Gord Jones, Superintendent, Traffic Committee, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Sarah Leamon, Associate Barrister and Solicitor, Acumen Law Corporation
  • Kyla Lee, Associate Barrister and Solicitor, Acumen Law Corporation
  • Michael Spratt, Member, Partner, Abergel Goldstein and Partners LLP, Criminal Lawyers' Association
  • Marc Paris, Executive Director, Drug Free Kids Canada
  • Arthur Lee, Community Liaison, Students Against Drinking and Driving of Alberta

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Sept. 25, 2017

  • Daryl Mayers, Chair, Alcohol Test Committee, Canadian Society of Forensic Science
  • Patricia Hynes-Coates, National President, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  • Andrew Murie, Chief Executive Officer, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  • John Bates, Chief of Police, Saint John Police Force
  • Catherine Latimer, Executive Director, John Howard Society of Canada
  • Michael Stewart, Program Director, Arrive Alive DRIVE SOBER
  • Louis Hugo Francescutti, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, As an Individual
  • Anne Leonard, President, Arrive Alive DRIVE SOBER
  • Rachelle Wallage, Chair, Drugs and Driving Committee, Canadian Society of Forensic Science
  • John Gullick, Chair, Canadian Safe Boating Council
  • Michael Vollmer, Vice-Chair, Canadian Safe Boating Council
  • Barry Watson, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, As an Individual
  • Thomas Marcotte, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Co-Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research
  • Commissioner Doug Fryer, Assistant Commissioner, Road Policing Command, Victoria Police

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Sept. 27, 2017

  • Felix Comeau, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Corp.
  • Gérald Gauthier, Vice-President, Railway Association of Canada
  • Simon-Pierre Paquette, Labour and Employment Counsel, Railway Association of Canada
  • Savannah Gentile, Director, Advocacy and Legal Issues, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
  • Abe Verghis, Supervisor, Regulatory Affairs, Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Corp.
  • Kathy Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Safety and Countering Crime Branch, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
  • Kevin Brosseau, Deputy Commissioner, Contract and Aboriginal Policing, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Patrick Leclerc, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Urban Transit Association
  • Megan MacRae, Executive Director, Human Resources, Toronto Transit Commission
  • Brian Leck, Head of Legal and General Counsel, Legal Department, Toronto Transit Commission
  • Rachel Huggins, Manager, Policy and Development, Serious and Organized Crime Strategies Division, Community Safety and Countering Crime Branch, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
  • Greg Yost, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Jan Ramaekers, Professor, Maastricht University
  • Randy Goossen, Psychiatrist, As an Individual
  • Diane Kelsall, Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Richard Compton, Director, Office of Behavioral Safety Research, U.S. Department of Transportation, International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety
  • Chris Halsor, Founder and Principal, Understanding Legal Marijuana

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Oct. 4, 2017

  • Carole Morency, Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Greg Yost, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Lyne Casavant, Committee Researcher
  • Joanna Wells, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk