An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing)

Sponsor

Michelle Rempel  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Sept. 17, 2025

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that, in imposing a sentence on an offender who is not a Canadian citizen, a court must not take into consideration the offender’s immigration status in Canada.

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-220s:

C-220 (2021) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care worker)
C-220 (2021) Law An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)
C-220 (2020) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care leave)
C-220 (2016) An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (balanced representation)