Bill S-4

An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act

Status

In committee (Senate), as of March 11, 2026

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Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Energy Efficiency Act to, among other things,
(a) enable the Minister of Natural Resources to provide for exemptions from the application of that Act and its regulations with the aim of facilitating the design and efficient administration of a regulatory regime to encourage innovation, competitiveness and economic growth;
(b) strengthen that Act’s administration and enforcement framework, including by providing for administrative monetary penalties, modernizing fines and providing the Minister with the power to order corrective measures; and
(c) broaden the scope of that Act to account for modern technologies and new market actors, address misleading representations and promote the responsible use of energy.

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-4s:

S-4 (2022) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures)
S-4 (2021) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
S-4 (2016) Law Tax Convention and Arrangement Implementation Act, 2016
S-4 (2014) Law Digital Privacy Act

Government PrioritiesOral Questions

December 11th, 2025 / 2:25 p.m.


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Bloc

Christine Normandin Bloc Saint-Jean, QC

Mr. Speaker, this year we will be presenting a shareholders' report instead of our usual session review, because Canada has essentially become a business.

Under this Prime Minister, the Liberals are not even pretending anymore. The fight against climate change is over. The environment is a roadblock to trade. Bill C-5, Bill C-15 and Bill S-4 throw compliance with the law out the window because it slows down business. Quebec's distinctiveness does not matter anymore. The Prime Minister joined the challenge to Bill 21 as fast as he dropped his French lessons.

Are the Liberals aware that Quebeckers did not vote for their Canada Inc.?

JusticeOral Questions

December 10th, 2025 / 2:30 p.m.


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Bloc

Yves Perron Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal abuse of power continues.

After Bill C-5, which gives the federal government the power to circumvent all laws for its major projects like pipelines, now we have Bill C-15. The Liberals are enshrining the right for all their ministers to break any law under the guise of innovation. That is not all. Liberal senators' Bill S-4 also allows them to circumvent the law.

If the Liberals can decide everything without obeying the law and without consulting anyone, can we still call this a democracy?