Bill C-37 (Historical)

Increasing Offenders' Accountability for Victims Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

Rob Nicholson  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to change the rules concerning victim surcharges.

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 C-37s:

C-37 (2022) An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Employment Insurance Board of Appeal)
C-37 (2016) Law An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts
C-37 (2014) Law Riding Name Change Act, 2014
C-37 (2010) Strengthening the Value of Canadian Citizenship Act

Votes

Dec. 12, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Oct. 16, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Oct. 16, 2012 Passed That this question be now put.

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December 11th, 2012 / 5:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Increasing Offenders' Accountability for Victims ActGovernment Orders

December 11th, 2012 / 5:25 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

Increasing Offenders' Accountability for Victims ActGovernment Orders

December 11th, 2012 / 5:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Increasing Offenders' Accountability for Victims ActGovernment Orders

December 11th, 2012 / 5:25 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

Increasing Offenders' Accountability for Victims ActGovernment Orders

December 11th, 2012 / 5:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

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December 11th, 2012 / 5:25 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

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December 11th, 2012 / 5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the vote be deferred until tomorrow following government orders.

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December 11th, 2012 / 5:25 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

Accordingly, the recorded division is deferred until tomorrow at the end of government orders.

It being 5:30, the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members business as listed on today's order paper.

The House resumed from December 11 consideration of the motion that Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, be read the third time and passed.

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December 12th, 2012 / 6:20 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-37.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #594

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December 12th, 2012 / 6:25 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)