Bill C-10 (Historical)

Tackling Contraband Tobacco Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in contraband tobacco)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Peter MacKay 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 create a new offence of trafficking in contraband tobacco and to provide for minimum penalties of imprisonment for repeat offenders.

Similar bills

S-16 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Tackling Contraband Tobacco 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 C-10s:

C-10 (2022) Law An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19

C-10 (2020) An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

C-10 (2020) Law Appropriation Act No. 4, 2019-20

C-10 (2016) Law An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to provide for certain other measures

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 3, 2013

Paul Saint-Denis, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Flory Doucas, Co-Director and Spokeperson, Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac
Gary Grant, Spokesperson, National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco
Don Cha, General Manager, Ontario Korean Businessmen's Association

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 5, 2013

Geoffrey Leckey, Director General, Enforcement and Intelligence Operations, Canada Border Services Agency
Jean Cormier, Director, Federal Coordination Centres, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Brian David, Chief, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Steven Thomas, Chief, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Gina Deer, Council Chief, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 10, 2013

Manuel Arango, Director, Health Policy, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
François Damphousse, Director, Quebec Office, Non-Smokers' Rights Association
Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian Cancer Society
Michael Perley, Director, Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco
Superintendent Gary Couture, Regional Commander, East Region Headquarters, Ontario Provincial Police

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Feb. 11, 2014

Paul Saint-Denis, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice