Bill C-41

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

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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 has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code in order to create a regime under which the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness may authorize an eligible person to carry out, in a geographic area that is controlled by a terrorist group and for certain purposes, activities that otherwise would be prohibited under paragraph 83.03(b) of that Act (which becomes subsection 83.03(2)). It also 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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-41s:

C-41 (2017) Law Appropriation Act No. 1, 2017-18

C-41 (2014) Law Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act

C-41 (2012) Law Appropriation Act No. 3, 2012-13

C-41 (2010) Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act

C-41 (2009) Law Maanulth First Nations Final Agreement Act

C-41 (2008) Law An Act respecting payments to a trust established to provide provinces and territories with funding for community development

Votes

June 12, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 17, 2023

Sébastien Aubertin-Giguère, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Jennifer Loten, Director General, Bureau for International Crime and Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Robert Brookfield, Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Glenn Gilmour, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Selena Beattie, Director General, Policy and Outreach Branch, Afghanistan Sector, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 19, 2023

Jessica Davis, President, Insight Threat Intelligence, As an Individual
Leah West, Assistant Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, As an Individual
Joseph Belliveau, Executive Director, Doctors Without Borders
Claude Maon, Legal Director, Doctors Without Borders
Shabnam Salehi, As an Individual
Usama Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Relief Canada
Martin Fischer, Head of Policy, World Vision Canada
Amy Avis, Chief of Emergency Management and General Counsel, Canadian Red Cross

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 24, 2023

Richard Bilodeau, Director General, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Robert Brookfield, Director General and Senior General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Jennifer Loten, Director General, Bureau for International Crime and Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on April 26, 2023

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on May 31, 2023