C-93House Government BillRoyal Assent ✓

An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis

Hon. Ralph Goodale

Latest completed stage: Royal Assent

Introduced 2739 days ago

42th Parliament, 1st Session

Summary

This enactment amends the Criminal Records Act to, among other things, allow persons who have been convicted under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Narcotic Control Act and the National Defence Act only of simple possession of cannabis offences committed before October 17, 2018 to apply for a record suspension without being subject to the period required by the Criminal Records Act for other offences or to the fee that is otherwise payable in applying for a suspension.

Event Timeline

House First Reading
Mar 1, 2019House
House Second Reading
May 6, 2019House
House Third Reading
Jun 6, 2019House
Senate First Reading
Jun 6, 2019Senate
Senate Second Reading
Jun 11, 2019Senate
Senate Third Reading
Jun 19, 2019Senate
Royal Assent
Jun 21, 2019RoyalAssent

Statutes Touched by This Bill

Amends

Repeals

Gov't

PMB

Senate

Inactive

Node size = progression

C-93 touches 6 statutes

Coming into Force


In force	Entire Act · 9 sections	Order in council	Aug 1, 2019	9

Commencement orders made

SI/2019-78Aug 1, 2019Order Fixing August 1, 2019 as the Day on which that Act Comes into Force

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Regulatory Activity

Financial Administration Act · 223 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Jun 17, 2026	II	Order	Bovine Tuberculosis Outbreaks — Remission Order in Respect of the 2016–2017 and 2019	SI/2026-27
Jun 17, 2026	II	Order

National Defence Act · 6 entries

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Feb 26, 2025	II	Regulation	Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Chief Military Judge	SOR/2025-46
Apr 27, 2024	I	Proposed	Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Chief Military Judge	National Defence, Dept. of
Dec 2, 2022	II	Regulation	Court Martial Appeal Court Rules — Rules Amending the	SOR/2022-253
Apr 13, 2022	II	In force	Order Fixing June 20, 2022 as the Day on Which Certain Sections of that Act Come into Force	SI/2022-20
Jan 31, 2022	II	Regulation	Hearings Before the Military Police Complaints Commission, 2022 — Rules of Procedure for	SOR/2022-9
Feb 12, 2022	I	Proposed	Rules Amending the Court Martial Appeal Court Rules	Courts Administration Service

Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Jun 9, 2026	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2026-117
Jun 5, 2026	II	Regulation	Amnesty Period — Order Amending Certain Orders Declaring an	SOR/2026-114
Mar 9, 2026	II	Regulation	Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2026-44
Dec 17, 2025	II	Order	List of Entities — Order Accepting the Recommendation of the Minister Regarding the	SI/2025-111
Dec 4, 2025	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2025-250
Dec 8, 2025	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2025-263
Oct 10, 2025	II	Regulation	Criminal Code — Order Amending Certain Orders Made Under the	SOR/2025-208
Sep 28, 2025	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2025-201
Mar 7, 2025	II	Regulation	Amnesty Period (2025) — Order Declaring an	SOR/2025-87
Mar 7, 2025	II	Regulation	Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted — Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing Certain	SOR/2025-86
Feb 19, 2025	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2025-31
Dec 5, 2024	II	Regulation	Amnesty Period (2024) — Order Declaring an	SOR/2024-249
Dec 5, 2024	II	Regulation	Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted — Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing Certain	SOR/2024-248
Nov 29, 2024	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2024-236
Oct 11, 2024	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2024-204
Jun 27, 2024	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2024-156
Jun 18, 2024	II	Regulation	Establishing a List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations	SOR/2024-139
Jun 18, 2024	II	Regulation	Establishing a List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations	SOR/2024-140
Jul 3, 2024	II	Order	Recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness that each listed entity set out in the annexed Schedule 1 remain a listed entity and that the entity in Schedule 2 no longer remain a listed entity — Order Accepting the	SI/2024-29
May 31, 2024	II	Regulation	Criminal Interest Rate Regulations	SOR/2024-114
May 9, 2024	II	Regulation	Amnesty Period (2020) — Order Amending the Order Declaring an	SOR/2024-84
Apr 17, 2024	II	Regulation	Approved Screening Devices Order	SOR/2024-66
Feb 17, 2024	I	Proposed	Approved Screening Devices Order	Justice, Dept. of
Dec 23, 2023	I	Proposed	Criminal Interest Rate Regulations	Justice, Dept. of
Oct 20, 2023	II	Regulation	Amnesty Period (2020) — Order Amending the Order Declaring an	SOR/2023-223
May 1, 2023	II	Regulation	Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2023-87
Jan 9, 2023	II	Regulation	New Brunswick Translated Documents Regulations, SOR/93-9 — Order Revoking the	SOR/2023-5
Jan 4, 2023	II	Order	Approved Screening Devices Order — Order Amending the	SI/2023-1
Oct 26, 2022	II	Regulation	Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying — Regulations Amending the Regulations for the	SOR/2022-222
Oct 8, 2022	I	Proposed	Order Amending the Approved Screening Devices Order (New commenting feature)	Justice, Dept. of
Jun 21, 2022	II	Regulation	Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2022-139
May 21, 2022	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Regulations for the Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying	Health, Dept. of
Mar 4, 2022	II	Regulation	Amnesty Period (2020) — Order Amending the Order Declaring an	SOR/2022-45
Jun 25, 2021	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2021-169
Jul 7, 2021	II	Order	Recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness that Each Listed Entity Remain a Listed Entity — Order Accepting the	SI/2021-38
Feb 3, 2021	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2021-8
Feb 3, 2021	II	Order	Recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness that Each Listed Entity Remain a Listed Entity — Order Accepting the	SI/2021-5
Dec 21, 2020	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a	SOR/2020-285
Oct 22, 2020	II	Regulation	Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2020-230
Sep 30, 2020	II	Order	Approved Screening Devices Order — Order Amending the	SI/2020-63
May 1, 2020	II	Regulation	Amnesty Period (2020) — Order Declaring an	SOR/2020-97
May 1, 2020	II	Regulation	Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited, Restricted or Non-Restricted — Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing Certain	SOR/2020-96
Feb 27, 2020	II	Regulation	Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2020-33
Feb 8, 2020	I	Proposed	Order Amending the Approved Screening Devices Order	Justice, Dept. of
Jun 24, 2019	II	Regulation	Approved Drug Screening Equipment Order — Order Amending	SOR/2019-237
Jun 21, 2019	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing	SOR/2019-231
Jun 21, 2019	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing	SOR/2019-231
May 25, 2019	I	Proposed	Order Amending the Approved Drug Screening Equipment Order	Justice, Dept. of
Apr 10, 2019	II	Regulation	Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying — Regulations Amending the Regulations	SOR/2019-96
Apr 20, 2019	I	Proposed	Order Amending the Approved Drug Screening Equipment Order	Justice, Dept. of
Feb 11, 2019	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing	SOR/2019-45
Jan 28, 2019	II	Regulation	Approved Breath Analysis Instruments Order — Order Amending	SOR/2019-26
Jan 28, 2019	II	Regulation	Approved Screening Devices Order — Order Amending	SOR/2019-25
Nov 23, 2018	II	Regulation	Certain Department of Justice Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2018-254
Nov 23, 2018	II	Regulation	Newfoundland and Labrador for the Purposes of Section 347.1 of the Criminal Code — Order Designating	SOR/2018-257
Nov 10, 2018	I	Proposed	Order Amending the Approved Breath Analysis Instruments Order	Justice, Dept. of
Nov 10, 2018	I	Proposed	Order Amending the Approved Screening Devices Order	Justice, Dept. of
Oct 31, 2018	II	Order	Court of Appeal of Quebec in Criminal Matters — Rules	SI/2018-96
Aug 27, 2018	II	Regulation	Approved Drug Screening Equipment Order	SOR/2018-179
Sep 5, 2018	II	Order	Manitoba Criminal Appeal Rules — Rules Amending	SI/2018-82
Jul 27, 2018	II	Regulation	Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying — Regulations	SOR/2018-166
Jul 28, 2018	I	Proposed	Approved Drug Screening Equipment Order	Justice, Dept. of
Jul 25, 2018	II	Order	Rule 91 of the Civil Procedure Rules of Nova Scotia — Amendment	SI/2018-56
Jun 27, 2018	II	Regulation	Blood Drug Concentration Regulations	SOR/2018-148
Jun 27, 2018	II	Regulation	Blood Drug Concentration Regulations — Regulations Amending	SOR/2018-149
Jun 13, 2018	II	Order	Criminal Proceedings Rules of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador	SI/2018-43
Jun 1, 2018	II	Regulation	Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations — Regulations Amending	SOR/2018-117
May 30, 2018	II	Regulation	Safe Food for Canadians Regulations	SOR/2018-108
May 23, 2018	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing	SOR/2018-103
May 2, 2018	II	Order	Court of Appeal of Alberta Criminal Appeal Rules — The	SI/2018-34
Mar 20, 2018	II	Regulation	Amnesty Period (2018) — Order Declaring	SOR/2018-46
Dec 16, 2017	I	Proposed	Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying Regulations	Health, Dept. of
Dec 13, 2017	II	Order	Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta Criminal Procedure Rules	SI/2017-76
Oct 14, 2017	I	Proposed	Blood Drug Concentration Regulations	Justice, Dept. of
May 12, 2017	II	Regulation	Amnesty Period (2017) — Order Declaring	SOR/2017-87
Mar 24, 2017	II	Regulation	New Brunswick for the Purposes of the Criminal Interest Rate Provisions of the Criminal Code — Order Designating	SOR/2017-40
Feb 2, 2017	II	Regulation	Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-8
Dec 23, 2016	II	Regulation	List of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing	SOR/2016-320
Oct 5, 2016	II	In force	Order Fixing October 31, 2016 as the Day on which Section 23 of the Act Comes into Force	SI/2016-53
Jun 29, 2016	II	Order	Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench — Criminal Proceedings Rules	SI/2016-34
Jun 11, 2016	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations	Agriculture and Agri-Food, Dept. of

Date	Part	Type	Title	Instrument / Sponsor
Apr 17, 2026	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (R 29676, Spirobrorphine and Spirochlorphine) — Order Amending Schedule V to the	SOR/2026-71
Feb 26, 2026	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Additional Fentanyl Precursors) — Order Amending Schedule VI to the	SOR/2026-38
Feb 26, 2026	II	Regulation	Precursor Control Regulations (Additional Fentanyl Precursors) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2026-39
Dec 5, 2025	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act — Order Amending Schedule IX to the	SOR/2025-261
Nov 28, 2025	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act — Order Amending Schedules I, III, IV and VI to the	SOR/2025-243
Nov 28, 2025	II	Regulation	Controlled Substances Regulations	SOR/2025-242
Nov 28, 2025	II	Regulation	Food and Drugs Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Controlled Substances) — Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the	SOR/2025-246
Dec 5, 2025	II	Regulation	Precursor Control Regulations (Increased Regulatory Oversight) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2025-260
Oct 30, 2025	II	Regulation	Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations (Carisoprodol) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2025-222
Oct 30, 2025	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Carisoprodol) — Order Amending Schedule IV to the	SOR/2025-221
Jun 28, 2025	I	Proposed	Order Amending Schedule IX to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act	Health, Dept. of
Jun 28, 2025	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Precursor Control Regulations (Increased Regulatory Oversight)	Health, Dept. of
Mar 3, 2025	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Fentanyl Precursors and Carisoprodol) — Order Amending Schedule V to the	SOR/2025-64
Mar 3, 2025	II	Regulation	Food and Drug Regulations (Carisoprodol) — Order Amending Part III of the Schedule to Part J of the	SOR/2025-65
May 27, 2024	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Synthetic Opioids and Emerging Fentanyl Precursors) — Order Amending Schedules I and VI to the	SOR/2024-98
May 27, 2024	II	Regulation	Narcotic Control Regulations (Synthetic Opioids) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2024-99
May 27, 2024	II	Regulation	Precursor Control Regulations (Emerging Fentanyl Precursors) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2024-100
Jun 1, 2024	I	Proposed	Controlled Substances Regulations	Health, Dept. of
Nov 24, 2023	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Miscellaneous Program) — Order Amending Schedule VI to the	SOR/2023-248
Nov 24, 2023	II	Regulation	Health Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending Certain Department of	SOR/2023-247
May 19, 2023	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Novel Fentanyl Precursors) — Order Amending Schedule VI to the	SOR/2023-103
May 19, 2023	II	Regulation	Precursor Control Regulations (Novel Fentanyl Precursors) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2023-102
Aug 9, 2022	II	Regulation	Schedule V to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Novel Fentanyl Precursors) — Order Amending	SOR/2022-185
Jul 15, 2022	II	Regulation	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Police Enforcement) Regulations and the Cannabis Act (Police Enforcement) Regulations — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2022-174
Dec 21, 2021	II	Regulation	Restricted Drugs (Special Access Program) — Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Relating to	SOR/2021-271
Mar 18, 2021	II	Regulation	Department of Health Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending Certain	SOR/2021-46
Mar 18, 2021	II	Regulation	Narcotic Control Regulations (Tramadol) — Regulations Amending the	SOR/2021-43
Mar 18, 2021	II	Regulation	Schedule I to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Tramadol) — Order Amending	SOR/2021-44
Jun 3, 2019	II	Regulation	Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations (Licences and Permits) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2019-170
Jun 3, 2019	II	Regulation	Food and Drug Regulations (Parts G and J — Licences and Permits) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2019-171
Jun 3, 2019	II	Regulation	Narcotic Control Regulations (Licences and Permits) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2019-169
May 6, 2019	II	Regulation	Narcotic Control Regulations and the Precursor Control Regulations (Fentanyls and Amphetamines) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2019-120
May 6, 2019	II	Regulation	Schedules I and VI to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Fentanyls and Amphetamines) — Order Amending	SOR/2019-121
Apr 20, 2019	I	Proposed	Order Amending Schedule I to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Tramadol)	Health, Dept. of
Apr 20, 2019	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Narcotic Control Regulations (Tramadol)	Health, Dept. of
Jun 27, 2018	II	Regulation	Cannabis Regulations	SOR/2018-144
Jun 27, 2018	II	Regulation	Certain Regulations Made Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act — Regulations Amending and Repealing	SOR/2018-147
Jun 23, 2018	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations (Licences and Permits)	Health, Dept. of
Jun 23, 2018	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Parts G and J — Licences and Permits)	Health, Dept. of
Jun 23, 2018	I	Proposed	Regulations Amending the Narcotic Control Regulations (Licences and Permits)	Health, Dept. of
May 30, 2018	II	Regulation	Safe Food for Canadians Regulations	SOR/2018-108
Apr 23, 2018	II	Regulation	Part J of the Food and Drug Regulations (Temporary Accelerated Scheduling) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2018-85
Apr 4, 2018	II	Regulation	Certain Department of Health Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2018-69
Apr 4, 2018	II	Regulation	Schedules I and IV to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Miscellaneous Program) — Order Amending	SOR/2018-70
Mar 7, 2018	II	Regulation	Narcotic Control Regulations and the New Classes of Practitioners Regulations (Diacetylmorphine (Heroin) and Methadone) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2018-37
Dec 8, 2017	II	Regulation	Food and Drug Regulations and the Precursor Control Regulations (U-47700) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-278
Dec 8, 2017	II	Regulation	Narcotic Control Regulations (¹²³I-ioflupane) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-276
Dec 8, 2017	II	Regulation	Schedule I to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (¹²³I-ioflupane) — Order Amending	SOR/2017-275
Dec 8, 2017	II	Regulation	Schedules I and VI to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (U-47700) — Order Amending	SOR/2017-277
Nov 24, 2017	II	Regulation	Food and Drug Regulations (Parts G and J — Aminorex) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-250
Nov 24, 2017	II	Regulation	Schedule III to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Aminorex) — Order Amending	SOR/2017-249
Mar 24, 2017	II	Regulation	Food and Drug Regulations (Part G — Methylphenidate) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-43
Mar 24, 2017	II	Regulation	Schedule III to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Methylphenidate) — Order Amending	SOR/2017-44
Feb 13, 2017	II	Regulation	Certain Department of Health Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-18
Feb 3, 2017	II	Regulation	Certain Regulations Made Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act — Regulations Amending	SOR/2017-12
Feb 3, 2017	II	Regulation	Schedules I, III and IV to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act — Order Amending	SOR/2017-13
Nov 18, 2016	II	Regulation	Precursor Control Regulations (Fentanyl Precursors) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-294
Nov 18, 2016	II	Regulation	Schedule VI to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Fentanyl Precursors) — Order Amending	SOR/2016-295
Aug 26, 2016	II	Regulation	Certain Regulations Made Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Access to Diacetylmorphine for Emergency Treatment) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-239
Aug 5, 2016	II	Regulation	Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations	SOR/2016-230
Jun 3, 2016	II	Regulation	Narcotic Control Regulations (Opium Poppy) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-123
May 20, 2016	II	Regulation	Food and Drug Regulations (Parts G and J — Lefetamine, AH-7921, MT-45 and W-18) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-106
May 20, 2016	II	Regulation	Schedules I and III to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (AH-7921, MT-45, W-18 and Lefetamine) — Order Amending	SOR/2016-107
Apr 15, 2016	II	Regulation	Food and Drug Regulations (Part J — 2C-phenethylamines) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-72
Apr 15, 2016	II	Regulation	Schedule III to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (2C-phenethylamines) — Order Amending	SOR/2016-73
Feb 5, 2016	II	Regulation	Precursor Control Regulations (APAAN) — Regulations Amending	SOR/2016-12
Feb 5, 2016	II	Regulation	Schedule VI to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (APAAN) — Order Amending	SOR/2016-13

An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis

Summary

Event Timeline

Statutes Touched by This Bill

Coming into Force

Regulatory Activity

Financial Administration Act · 223 entries

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Related Legislation

National Defence Act · 6 entries

Criminal Code · 81 entries

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act · 67 entries