Bill S-228

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures)

Status

Third reading (House), as of May 4, 2026

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to clarify that a sterilization procedure is an act that wounds or maims a person for the purposes of subsection 268(1).

Similar bills

S-250 (44th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures)

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-228s:

S-228 (2021) Constitution Act, 2021 (property qualifications of Senators)
S-228 (2021) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)
S-228 (2016) Child Health Protection Act
S-228 (2015) Hispanic Heritage Month Act

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on March 24, 2026

  • Yvonne Boyer, Senator, Ontario, ISG
  • Margot Burnell, President, Canadian Medical Association
  • Jennifer Leason, Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Native Women's Association of Canada
  • Étienne, President, Quebec Native Women Inc.
  • Don Wilson, Obstetrician–Gynecologist, Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice
  • Redsky, Executive Director, Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice
  • Mckay, Survivor Support Worker, Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice
  • Ponace, Survivor Support Worker, Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on March 26, 2026

  • Lisa Richardson, Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, As an Individual
  • Karen Stote, Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, As an Individual
  • Brassard, Vice President, Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Quebec
  • Gaudreault, President, Collège des médecins du Québec
  • Modupe Tunde-Byass, Obstetrician–Gynecologist and Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Federation of Medical Women of Canada
  • Therrien, Feminist Lawyer and Researcher, National Association of Women and the Law
  • Boyle, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Levman, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on April 14, 2026

  • Boyle, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice