Bill S-240 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)

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

Status

At consideration in the Senate of amendments made by the House of Commons, as of May 14, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create new offences in relation to trafficking in human organs. It also amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide that a permanent resident or foreign national is inadmissible to Canada if the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is of the opinion that they have engaged in any activities relating to trafficking in human organs.

Similar bills

S-223 (44th Parliament, 1st session) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)
S-204 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)
S-204 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)

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-240s:

S-240 (2025) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (declaration of exception pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Charter for mandatory minimum sentences for child sexual abuse and exploitation material offences)
S-240 (2022) An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (definition of income)
S-240 (2009) National Day of Service Act
S-240 (2008) An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Feb. 26, 2019

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Feb. 27, 2019

  • Chair, Mr. Michael Levitt (York Centre, Lib.)
  • Leona Alleslev, Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, CPC
  • Nathalie Levman, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Policy Sector, Department of Justice
  • Mory Afshar, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Citizenship and Immigration