Bill S-232 (Historical)

Health-Centred Approach to Substance Use Act

An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the decriminalization of illegal substances, to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

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

Status

In committee (Senate), as of April 11, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment provides for the development of a national strategy to decriminalize simple possession of illegal substances, amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to repeal provisions that make it an offence to possess certain substances and makes consequential amendments to other Acts.

Similar bills

C-286 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act

S-229 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Health-Centred Approach to Substance Use Act

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-232s:

S-232 (2025) Can’t Buy Silence Act

S-232 (2021) An Act to amend the Governor General’s Act (retiring annuity and other benefits)

S-232 (2016) Law Canadian Jewish Heritage Month Act

S-232 (2015) Enhancement of Civilian Review and Oversight in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act