Bill C-461 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (trafficking in persons)

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

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 June 17, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to specify what constitutes exploitation for the purpose of establishing whether a person has committed the offence of trafficking in persons. It also amends the Judges Act to provide that seminars established for the continuing education of judges must include seminars on trafficking in persons.

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-461s:

C-461 (2013) CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency Act

C-461 (2012) CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency Act

C-461 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (use of hand-held telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle)

C-461 (2009) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (use of hand-held telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle)

C-461 (2007) Italian-Canadian Recognition and Restitution Act

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

June 17th, 2019 / 3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-461, an act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (trafficking in persons).

Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by thanking the many advocates and community partners that helped us in the creation of this bill. The issue was brought to my attention by a constituent of mine, Darla, who, as a survivor of human trafficking herself, notes how dire the situation is. As my colleague, the member for Peace River—Westlock, has stated before, human trafficking is happening within 10 blocks of where one lives.

This private member's bill is a product of meaningful consultation with many of our community partners from Oshawa, including the Durham Region Human Trafficking Coalition, Durham Regional Police and its human trafficking unit, Victim Services of Durham Region and many more.

I want to introduce this to my fellow colleagues as an non-partisan issue. Many ridings along the border and our highways are facing a rise in human trafficking. This is an issue on which we all agree we can do better as a country. Human trafficking does not discriminate, and as a father, I want to ensure that our country is a safer place for our children.

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