Bill C-41 (Historical)

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

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Sponsor

Marco Mendicino  Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now 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 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

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

  • Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety
  • 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