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Combatting Hate Act

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

Hon. Sean Fraser
Current stage: Royal Assent
Introduced 300 days ago
45th Parliament, 1st Session
Committee: Justice and Human Rights

Summary

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.

Event Timeline

  1. House First Reading

    Sep 19, 2025House

  2. Second reading and referral to committee

    Oct 1, 2025House

  3. House Second Reading

    Oct 1, 2025House

  4. Committee report presented with amendments

    Mar 13, 2026House

  5. House Third Reading

    Mar 25, 2026House

  6. Senate First Reading

    Mar 26, 2026Senate

  7. Senate Second Reading

    Apr 30, 2026Senate

  8. Referral to committee

    Apr 30, 2026Senate

  9. Committee report presented with amendments

    Jun 2, 2026Senate

  10. Senate Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2026Senate

  11. Royal Assent

    Jun 18, 2026RoyalAssent

Recorded Divisions · 6

  1. Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

    Agreed To
    188 yea · 144 nay · 4 pairedMar 23, 202645-1 · vote 8657% yea
    LiberalBlocConservativeNDPGreen

  2. 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

    Agreed To
    186 yea · 137 nay · 10 pairedMar 25, 202645-1 · vote 9358% yea
    LiberalBlocConservativeNDPGreen

  3. Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places) (recommittal to a committee)

    Negatived
    125 yea · 188 nay · 10 pairedMar 25, 202645-1 · vote 9240% yea
    ConservativeGreenLiberalBlocNDP

  4. Time allocation for Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

    Agreed To
    168 yea · 159 nay · 8 pairedJun 15, 202645-1 · vote 16151% yea
    LiberalConservativeBlocNDPGreen

  5. Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places) (amendment)

    Negatived
    132 yea · 184 nay · 14 pairedJun 17, 202645-1 · vote 16742% yea
    ConservativeNDPGreenLiberalBloc

  6. Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

    Agreed To
    189 yea · 128 nay · 14 pairedJun 17, 202645-1 · vote 16860% yea
    LiberalBlocNDPGreenConservative

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Regulatory Activity

Criminal Code · 20 entries

DatePartTypeTitleInstrument
Jun 9, 2026IIRegulationList of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing aSOR/2026-117
Jun 5, 2026IIRegulationAmnesty Period — Order Amending Certain Orders Declaring anSOR/2026-114
Mar 9, 2026IIRegulationPari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations — Regulations Amending theSOR/2026-44
Dec 17, 2025IIOrderList of Entities — Order Accepting the Recommendation of the Minister Regarding theSI/2025-111
Dec 4, 2025IIRegulationList of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing aSOR/2025-250
Dec 8, 2025IIRegulationList of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing aSOR/2025-263
Oct 10, 2025IIRegulationCriminal Code — Order Amending Certain Orders Made Under theSOR/2025-208
Sep 28, 2025IIRegulationList of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing aSOR/2025-201
Mar 7, 2025IIRegulationFirearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted — Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing CertainSOR/2025-86
Mar 7, 2025IIRegulationAmnesty Period (2025) — Order Declaring anSOR/2025-87
Feb 19, 2025IIRegulationList of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing aSOR/2025-31
Dec 5, 2024IIRegulationAmnesty Period (2024) — Order Declaring anSOR/2024-249
Dec 5, 2024IIRegulationFirearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted — Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing CertainSOR/2024-248
Nov 29, 2024IIRegulationList of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing aSOR/2024-236
Oct 11, 2024IIRegulationList of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing aSOR/2024-204
Jun 27, 2024IIRegulationList of Entities — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing aSOR/2024-156
Jun 18, 2024IIRegulationEstablishing a List of Entities — Regulations Amending the RegulationsSOR/2024-139
Jun 18, 2024IIRegulationEstablishing a List of Entities — Regulations Amending the RegulationsSOR/2024-140
Jul 3, 2024IIOrderRecommendation 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 theSI/2024-29
May 31, 2024IIRegulationCriminal Interest Rate RegulationsSOR/2024-114

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