Bill C-207 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report)

This bill is from the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Majid Jowhari  Liberal

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 Sept. 23, 2020
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to require that a presentence report contain information on any aspect of the offender’s mental condition that is relevant for sentencing purposes.

Similar bills

C-207 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report)
C-375 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report)

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-207s:

C-207 (2021) An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing)
C-207 (2015) National Appreciation Day Act
C-207 (2013) An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act (interpretation of numerical dates)
C-207 (2011) An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act (interpretation of numerical dates)
C-207 (2010) An Act to amend the National Capital Act (appointments and meetings)

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

February 19th, 2020 / 3:25 p.m.


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Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-207, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report).

Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour for me to rise today to reintroduce my private member's bill as the member of Parliament for Richmond Hill. The bill would amend paragraph 721(3)(a) of the Criminal Code. I would also like to thank the hon. member for Mississauga—Erin Mills for once again seconding the bill.

The bill would mandate that alongside such information as age, character, behaviour and willingness to make amends, information outlining mental health disorders and available mental health care programs for accused be provided in a pre-sentence report, unless otherwise specified. Access to such information is vital to ensuring that Canadians with histories of mental illness are afforded care, compassion and appropriate treatment throughout the process of their rehabilitation.

I urge all members of the House to support the bill.

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