Bill C-271 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personal identity theft)

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Oct. 16, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment makes it an offence for a person to be in possession of or to transfer, without lawful excuse, any information or document that can be used to identify another person.

Similar bills

C-362 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personal identity theft)

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C-359 (38th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personal identity theft)

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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-271s:

C-271 (2022) St. Lawrence River Capacity and Protection Act

C-271 (2021) An Act to amend the Governor General’s Act

C-271 (2016) An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (batteries for medical or assistive devices)

C-271 (2013) Internet Child Pornography Prevention Act

C-271 (2011) Internet Child Pornography Prevention Act

C-271 (2010) An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act

Other House mentions

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

May 10th, 2006 / 3:25 p.m.

See context

Conservative

Nina Grewal Conservative Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-271, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personal identity theft).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise on behalf of the constituents of Fleetwood—Port Kells to introduce this bill entitled an act to amend the Criminal Code respecting personal identity theft. Identity theft has become one of the fastest growing crimes in North America. A growing number of Canadians are victimized by criminals who have assumed their identities and destroyed their credit history and financial details.

With this legislation, the federal government would protect Canadians by clearly defining identity theft in the Canadian Criminal Code. It would make it illegal for anyone to unlawfully possess or transfer another person's personal information or documentation, such as a driver's licence or credit cards.

In our increasingly technological world where criminals are using ambiguous laws to avoid prosecution, I hope I can count on support from all sides of the House. I thank the hon. member for Cambridge for seconding my bill.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)