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Bill S-223 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)

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

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 to create new offences in relation to trafficking in human organs. It also amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide that a permanent resident or foreign national is inadmissible to Canada if the appropriate minister is of the opinion that they have engaged in any activities relating to trafficking in human organs.

Similar bills

S-204 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)
S-204 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)
S-240 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)

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 S-223s:

S-223 (2025) An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act
S-223 (2021) Law Kindness Week Act
S-223 (2016) Strengthening Canadians’ Security and Promoting Hunting and Recreational Shooting Act
S-223 (2014) An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speakership of the Senate)

Votes

Dec. 14, 2022 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)
May 18, 2022 Passed 2nd reading of Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)

Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, on Nov. 16, 2022

  • Salma Ataullahjan, Senator
  • Miriam Cohen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal, As an Individual
  • Lindsey McKay, Assistant Teaching Professor, Faculty of Arts, Thompson Rivers University , As an Individual
  • Jagbir Gill, Vice-President, Canadian Society of Transplantation