An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Indian Act

Status

In committee (Senate), as of March 12, 2026

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends section 207 the Criminal Code to provide that the governing body of a First Nation has exclusive authority to conduct and manage a lottery scheme from or within its reserve and to license the conduct and management of a lottery scheme by other persons and entities from or within its reserve, if the governing body of the First Nation has provided notice to the Government of Canada and the government of any province in which the reserve is located of its intention to exercise that authority.
This enactment also amends the Indian Act to grant the council of the band authority to make by-laws for the purposes of regulating the operation, conduct and management of lottery schemes permitted from or within the band’s reserve under section 207 of the Criminal Code .

Similar bills

S-268 (44th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Indian Act

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-241s:

S-241 (2022) Jane Goodall Act
S-241 (2017) International Mother Language Day Act
S-241 (2009) An Act to amend the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act (credit and debit cards)
S-241 (2008) An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (foreign investments)