Bill C-349 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other acts (criminal organization)

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Rhéal Fortin Bloc

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

Status

Defeated, as of Oct. 18, 2017
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that the Governor in Council may establish a list of entities consisting of criminal organizations. It also makes it an offence for anyone to wear the emblem of a listed entity in order to establish his or her membership in such an organization.

Similar bills

C-279 (44th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal organizations)

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-349s:

C-349 (2023) National Strategy for the Eradication of Rabies Act

C-349 (2013) An Act to amend the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and the Textile Labelling Act (animal fur or skin)

C-349 (2011) An Act to amend the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and the Textile Labelling Act (animal fur or skin)

C-349 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (body armour)

Votes

Oct. 18, 2017 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-349, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other acts (criminal organization)

JusticeOral Questions

September 25th, 2025 / 2:35 p.m.

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Bloc

Rhéal Fortin Bloc Rivière-du-Nord, QC

Mr. Speaker, the Government of Quebec announced that it wants to prevent the Hells Angels from displaying their colours. Quebec would not need to take action if the federal government did its job by making patches illegal under the Criminal Code, which falls exclusively under federal jurisdiction. The Bloc Québécois even introduced a bill to that effect in 2017, Bill C-349. Every party voted against it. Quebec is once again being forced to do the federal government's job for it because no other party here has the courage to take on organized crime.

Will the government finally take responsibility and make it illegal to wear the emblems of organizations—

The Fight Against Organized CrimeStatements By Members

October 18th, 2017 / 2 p.m.

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Bloc

Rhéal Fortin Bloc Rivière-du-Nord, QC

Mr. Speaker, one of the government's most important responsibilities is ensuring public safety. That is as basic as it gets; without that foundation, there is no democracy.

Today, we will be voting on Bill C-349, which establishes a list of criminal organizations similar to the one we have for terrorist organizations. The list will help law enforcement officials do their work. This is a good bill that will help keep families safer. It is one more tool to help us fight organized crime more efficiently. The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights will have an opportunity to amend it if need be. I am not saying this will solve everything, but we need to embrace the principle of this bill.

Let us support Bill C-349 and send it to committee so we can launch a new offensive against organized crime. I call on everyone here to do the right thing, to do their duty.