Bill S-226 (Historical)

Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law)

An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and to make related amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

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

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 enacts the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights. It also proposes related amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act and to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Similar bills

C-267 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law)

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 S-226s:

S-226 (2021) An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speaker of the Senate)

S-226 (2021) Frozen Assets Repurposing Act

S-226 (2015) Fairness for All Canadian Taxpayers Act (measuring the tax gap to fight overseas tax evasion)

S-226 (2010) Maple Leaf Tartan Act

Votes

Oct. 4, 2017 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-226, An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and to make related amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials ActPrivate Members' Business

October 2nd, 2017 / 6:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials ActPrivate Members' Business

October 2nd, 2017 / 6:25 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 98 the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, October 4, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from October 2 consideration of the motion that Bill S-226, An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and to make related amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, be read the third time and passed.

Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials ActPrivate Members' Business

October 4th, 2017 / 6:45 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill S-226 under private members' business.

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

Vote #362

Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials ActPrivate Members' Business

October 4th, 2017 / 6:50 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)

It being 6:54 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's Order Paper.