An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code

This bill is from 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 has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination.
The enactment also amends the Criminal Code to extend the protection against hate propaganda set out in that Act to any section of the public that is distinguished by gender identity or expression and to clearly set out that evidence that an offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on gender identity or expression constitutes an aggravating circumstance that a court must take into consideration when it imposes a sentence.

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-16s:

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Votes

Oct. 18, 2016 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Canadian Human Rights ActGovernment Orders

November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

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

Canadian Human Rights ActGovernment Orders

November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

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November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

Canadian Human Rights ActGovernment Orders

November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Canadian Human Rights ActGovernment Orders

November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the nays have it.

(Amendment negatived)

The question is now on the main motion.

Is the House ready for the question?

Canadian Human Rights ActGovernment Orders

November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Question.

Canadian Human Rights ActGovernment Orders

November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Canadian Human Rights ActGovernment Orders

November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

(Motion agreed to, bill read the third time and passed)

Canadian Human Rights ActGovernment Orders

November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

Liberal

Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB

Mr. Speaker, I am sure if you were to canvass the House, you would find the will to see the clock at 1:30 p.m. at this time so we can begin private members' business.

Canadian Human Rights ActGovernment Orders

November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

Is it the will of the House to see the clock at 1:30 p.m.?

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November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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November 18th, 2016 / 1:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

It being 1:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.