Bill C-216

Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to enact the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act and the National Strategy on Substance Use Act

Sponsor

Gord Johns NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Defeated, as of June 1, 2022

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to repeal a provision that makes it an offence to possess certain substances. It also makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
In addition, it enacts the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act , which establishes a procedure for expunging certain drug-related convictions and provides for the destruction or removal of the judicial records of those convictions that are in federal repositories and systems.
Finally, it enacts the National Strategy on Substance Use Act , which requires the Minister of Health to develop a national strategy to address the harm caused by problematic substance use.

Similar bills

C-286 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act

S-229 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Health-Centred Approach to Substance Use Act

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-216s:

C-216 (2020) An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

C-216 (2016) National Perinatal Bereavement Awareness Day Act

C-216 (2013) Former Canadian Forces Members Act

C-216 (2011) Former Canadian Forces Members Act

C-216 (2010) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (services to a charity or public authority)

Votes

June 1, 2022 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to enact the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act and the National Strategy on Substance Use Act