Bill S-238 (Historical)

Ban on Shark Fin Importation and Exportation Act

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation and exportation of shark fins)

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Status

Report stage (House), as of June 6, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the practice of shark finning.
It also amends the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act to prohibit the importation into and exportation from Canada of shark fins or parts of shark fins that are not attached to a carcass, or any derivatives of shark fins.

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.

Fisheries and Oceans Committee, on May 27, 2019

  • Paul Gillis, Director General, Strategic Policy, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Doug Forsyth, Director General, Market Access, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Carolina Caceres, Manager, International Biodiversity, Canadian Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment

Fisheries and Oceans Committee, on June 3, 2019