Bill C-20

Public Complaints and Review Commission Act

An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments

Sponsor

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.

Summary

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

This enactment, among other things,
(a) establishes, as a replacement of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, an independent body, called the Public Complaints and Review Commission, to
(i) review and investigate complaints concerning the conduct and level of service of Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canada Border Services Agency personnel, and
(ii) conduct reviews of specified activities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency;
(b) authorizes the Chairperson of the Public Complaints and Review Commission to recommend the initiation of disciplinary processes or the imposition of disciplinary measures in relation to individuals who have been the subject of complaints;
(c) amends the Canada Border Services Agency Act to provide for the investigation of serious incidents involving officers and employees of the Canada Border Services Agency;
(d) amends the English version of federal statutes and orders, regulations and other instruments to replace references to the “Force” with references to “RCMP”; and
(e) makes consequential amendments to other Acts.

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.

Votes

June 11, 2024 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments

June 10, 2024 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments

June 10, 2024 Failed Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments (report stage amendment)

June 4, 2024 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on May 30, 2023

Randall Koops, Director General, International Border Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Commissioner Bryan Larkin, Deputy Commissioner, Specialized Policing Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alfredo Bangloy, Assistant Commissioner and Professional Responsibility Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on June 2, 2023

Brian Sauvé, President, National Police Federation
Heather Campbell, Calgary Police Commissioner, As an Individual
Mark Weber, National President, Customs and Immigration Union
Mel Cappe, Professor, School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Toronto, As an Individual
Perla Abou-Jaoudé, Lawyer, Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association
Vincent Desbiens, Lawyer, Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on June 6, 2023

Natan Obed, President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Chief Abram Benedict, Grand Chief, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
Chris Stewart, Assistant Director, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Michael Scott, Lawyer, Patterson Law, As an Individual
Jenny Jeanes, Vice-President, Canadian Council for Refugees

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on June 9, 2023

Michelaine Lahaie, Chairperson, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cheryl Jarvis, Retired Sergeant, Royal Canadian Mountain Police, Breaking Barriers Together
Kate Webster, Co-Chair of the Advocacy Committee, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers
Dan Bellegarde, Chair, Board of Police Commissioners, File Hills First Nations Police Service
Janet Merlo, Retired Constable, Royal Canadian Mountain Police, Breaking Barriers Together
Aviva Basman, President, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on June 13, 2023

David Edward-Ooi Poon, Founder, Faces of Advocacy
Nadia Hasan, Chief Operating Officer, National Council of Canadian Muslims
Fatema Abdalla, Communications Coordinator, National Council of Canadian Muslims
Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, Chair, National Family and Survivors Circle
Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Simon Larouche
John McCall, Member, Faces of Advocacy
Christian Leuprecht, Professor, Royal Military College of Canada, As an Individual
Zane Tessler, Civilian Director, Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba
Greg Gudelot, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 4, 2023

Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Simon Larouche

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 16, 2023

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 18, 2023

Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Simon Larouche

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 23, 2023

Joanne Gibb, Senior Director, Strategic Operations and Policy Directorate, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Randall Koops, Director General, International Border Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk
Commissioner Alfredo Bangloy, Professional Responsibility Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cathy Maltais, Director, Recourse Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 25, 2023

Lesley McCoy, General Counsel, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Joanne Gibb, Senior Director, Strategic Operations and Policy Directorate, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk
Martin Leuchs, Manager, Border Policy Division, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Randall Koops, Director General, International Border Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Alfredo Bangloy, Assistant Commissioner and Professional Responsibility Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cathy Maltais, Director, Recourse Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency
Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Simon Larouche

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 30, 2023

Randall Koops, Director General, International Border Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Joanne Gibb, Senior Director, Strategic Operations and Policy Directorate, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cathy Maltais, Director, Recourse Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency
Lesley McCoy, General Counsel, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Commissioner Alfredo Bangloy, Assistant Commissioner and Professional Responsibility Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Nov. 1, 2023

Randall Koops, Director General, International Border Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Alfredo Bangloy, Assistant Commissioner and Professional Responsibility Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cathy Maltais, Director, Recourse Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency
Joanne Gibb, Senior Director, Strategic Operations and Policy Directorate, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lesley McCoy, General Counsel, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Deidre Pollard-Bussey, Director, Policing Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Kathleen Clarkin, Director, National Recruiting Program, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Nov. 6, 2023

Martin Leuchs, Manager, Border Policy Division, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Superintendent Stéphane Drouin, Director General, Workplace Responsibility Branch, Professional Responsibility Sector, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Randall Koops, Director General, International Border Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Lesley McCoy, General Counsel, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Joanne Gibb, Senior Director, Strategic Operations and Policy Directorate, Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police