Bill S-230

National Strategy for Soil Health Act

An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for soil health protection, conservation and enhancement

Status

Senate bill, now waiting to be considered in the House, as of March 26, 2026

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment requires the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to develop a national strategy to support and promote efforts across Canada to protect, conserve and enhance the health of soil. It also provides for reporting requirements in relation to the strategy.

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-230s:

S-230 (2021) Providing Alternatives to Isolation and Ensuring Oversight and Remedies in the Correctional System Act (Tona’s Law)
S-230 (2021) An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)
S-230 (2016) Drug-Impaired Driving Detection Act
S-230 (2015) Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act

Message from the Senate

April 13th, 2026 / 11 a.m.


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The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia

I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing the House that the Senate has passed the following bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-230, an act respecting the development of a national strategy for soil health protection, conservation and enhancement.