Bill C-230

An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (debt forgiveness registry)

Sponsor

Adam Chambers  Conservative

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

Status

Report stage (House), as of April 13, 2026

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Financial Administration Act to require that the President of the Treasury Board establish and maintain a public registry of large debts and obligations owed by certain entities to His Majesty, as well as claims by His Majesty against such entities, that have been remitted, forgiven, written off or waived. 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-230s:

C-230 (2022) Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act
C-230 (2020) National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism Act
C-230 (2020) National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism Act
C-230 (2016) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firearm — definition of variant)

Public Accounts Committee, on Feb. 25, 2026

Public Accounts Committee, on March 11, 2026

  • Daley, Senior Director, Public Accounts and Advisory Services, Treasury Board Secretariat
  • MacEachern, Acting Director General, Legislation, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance
  • Norris, Acting Director General, Collections and Verification Branch, Canada Revenue Agency
  • Boudens, Acting Director General, Finance and Administration Branch, Canada Revenue Agency
  • Brault, Director General, Legislative Policy Directorate, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency
  • Theckedath, Committee Researcher

Public Accounts Committee, on March 23, 2026

  • Hogan, Auditor General of Canada, Office of the Auditor General
  • Popiel, Senior Director, Financial Management Policy, Treasury Board Secretariat
  • Brault, Director General, Legislative Policy Directorate, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency

Public Accounts Committee, on March 25, 2026

  • Brault, Director General, Legislative Policy Directorate, Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency
  • Malo, Committee Researcher