Bill S-231

Increasing the Identification of Criminals Through the Use of DNA Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Criminal Records Act, the National Defence Act and the DNA Identification Act

Status

Report stage (Senate), as of April 9, 2024

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code , the Criminal Records Act , the National Defence Act and the DNA Identification Act to promote the DNA collection system and increase the number of DNA profiles stored in the national DNA data bank.

Similar bills

S-236 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Increasing the Identification of Criminals Through the Use of DNA 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 S-231s:

S-231 (2021) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders)

S-231 (2016) Law Journalistic Sources Protection Act

S-231 (2015) Strengthening Canadians’ Security and Promoting Hunting and Recreational Shooting Act

S-231 (2009) An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (human rights violations)

S-231 (2008) An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (oath of citizenship)