An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
Sponsor:
Marc Gold, Senator
Proposed changes
On 21 November 2023, Sen. Marc Gold introduced Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act, and it was given first reading.
Bill S-15 amends the Criminal Code to create offences related to keeping elephants and great apes in captivity, subject to certain exceptions. It also amends the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act to, among other things, specify the circumstances in which the importation or exportation of living elephants and great apes may be permitted as well as the circumstances in which the keeping of these animals in captivity may be authorized.
Committee study
After second reading, a examines the bill clause by clause.
Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
(LCJC)
13 meetings
between April 10 and November 27, 2024
Who's lobbying on it
10 organizations named this bill in their lobbying registration or in
13 reported meetings. Their own words are quoted.
“…risks to animal health and welfare, human health and safety and our environment; Pass Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal And Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act.”
“Strengthening Bill S-15: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act, to include large cats and…”
“Impacts of Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act, on fur farming”
“…and Interprovincial Trade Act (great apes, elephants and certain other animals) and S-15 (An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act)”
“Strengthening Bill S-15: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act, to include large cats and…”
“Projet de loi S-15 modifiant le Code criminel et la Loi sur la protection d’espèces animales ou végétales sauvages et la réglementation de leur commerce international et interprovincial”
“Bill S-15, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act as it relates to the…”
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What MPs said
The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.