Bill C-244

Clean Coasts Act

An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act

Sponsor

Patrick Weiler  Liberal

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

Status

In committee (House), as of Feb. 25, 2026

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act to enhance the protection of marine areas by providing for increased liability for damage to marine areas.

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-244s:

C-244 (2022) Law An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)
C-244 (2020) An Act to amend the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (North Thames River, Middle Thames River and Thames River)
C-244 (2020) An Act to amend the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (North Thames River, Middle Thames River and Thames River)
C-244 (2016) Leif Erikson Day Act

Votes

Feb. 25, 2026 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on June 16, 2026

  • Verville, Director, Monitoring and Compliance, Canadian Coast Guard
  • Lane, Executive Director, Legislative Governance, Department of the Environment
  • Vieira, Director General, Environmental Policy, Department of Transport
  • Henein, Director, Marine Environmental Policy, Department of Transport
  • Weiss-Reid, Director, Operations and Regulatory Development, Department of Transport
  • Wolfish, Director General, Environmental Protection Operations, Department of the Environment
  • Taillefer, National Manager, Marine Programs, Department of the Environment
  • Rogers, Executive Director, Legislative, Regulatory and International Affairs, Department of Transport