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C-9 Royal assent received House Government Bill

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

Short title: Combatting Hate Act

Sponsor: Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice (Central Nova)

Proposed changes

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to, among other things, (a) repeal the requirement that the Attorney General consent to the institution of proceedings for hate propaganda offences; (b) create an offence of wilfully promoting hatred against any identifiable group by displaying certain symbols in a public place; (c) create a hate crime offence of committing an offence under that Act or any other Act of Parliament that is motivated by hatred based on certain factors; (d) create an offence of intimidating a person in order to impede them from accessing certain places that are primarily used for religious worship or by an identifiable group for certain purposes; and (e) create an offence of intentionally obstructing or interfering with a person’s lawful access to such places.

The path to law

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  1. · House of Commons

    Completed. September 19, 2025

  2. · House of Commons

    Completed. October 1, 2025

  3. · House of Commons

    Completed. Completed

  4. · House of Commons

    Completed. March 25, 2026

  5. · Senate

    Completed. March 26, 2026

  6. · Senate

    Completed. April 30, 2026

  7. · Senate

    Completed. Completed

  8. · Senate

    Completed. June 4, 2026

  9. · Governor General

    Completed. June 18, 2026

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MPs lobbied about it

Lori Idlout 2Wade Chang 1Billy Morin 1Andrew Lawton 1Gabriel Hardy 1Yasir Naqvi 1Michael Coteau 1Shafqat Ali 1Eric Melillo 1Gary Anandasangaree 1

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