Bill C-233

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner)

Sponsor

Anju Dhillon  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

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 amends the Criminal Code to require a justice, before making a release order in respect of an accused who is charged with an offence against their intimate partner, to consider whether it is desirable, in the interests of the safety and security of any person, to include as a condition of the order that the accused wear an electronic monitoring device.
The enactment also amends the Judges Act to provide for continuing education seminars for judges on matters related to intimate partner violence and coercive control in intimate partner and family relationships.

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 1, 2022 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner)

Status of Women Committee, on May 6, 2022

Status of Women Committee, on May 10, 2022

  • Francis Fortin, Associate Professor, School of Criminology, Université de Montréal, As an Individual
  • Jean-Pierre Guay, Professor, School of Criminology, Université de Montréal, As an Individual
  • Corinne Paterson, Obstetrician Gynecologist, As an Individual
  • Pamela Cross, Legal Director, Luke's Place Support and Resource Centre for Women and Children
  • Peter Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, Recovery Science Corporation
  • Strauss, Staff Lawyer, Women's Legal Education and Action Fund

Status of Women Committee, on May 13, 2022

  • Shannon Davis-Ermuth, Senior Counsel and Team Lead, Criminal Law and Policy Section, Policy Sector, Department of Justice
  • Melissa Moor, Counsel, Judicial Affairs Section, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice
  • Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk
  • Claire Farid, Director and General Counsel, Family and Children’s Law Team, Policy Sector, Department of Justice