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An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of June 19, 2025

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Director of Public Prosecutions Act to provide that the Director of Public Prosecutions initiates and conducts prosecutions of summary conviction offences under First Nation laws on behalf of the First Nation that made or enacted the First Nation law, unless the First Nation has appointed or retained a prosecutor or entered into an agreement with a provincial or territorial government for the prosecution of such offences.

Similar bills

S-272 (44th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act

Elsewhere

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

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-224s:

S-224 (2021) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)
S-224 (2021) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
S-224 (2016) Canada Prompt Payment Act
S-224 (2014) National Seal Products Day Act