An Act to amend the Criminal Code to address the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Jordan

Sponsor

Rhéal Fortin  Bloc

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 Dec. 3, 2025

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to codify the analytical framework the Supreme Court of Canada set out in its decision in R. v. Jordan regarding the right of an accused awaiting trial before a superior or provincial court to be tried within a reasonable time, and to provide for exceptions to this framework.

Similar bills

C-392 (44th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code to address the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R. v. Jordan

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-258s:

C-258 (2022) An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture)
C-258 (2020) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers)
C-258 (2016) An Act to amend the Department of Industry Act (small businesses)
C-258 (2013) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and the Canada Post Corporation Act (use of resources by members)