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S-209Senate Public Bill

Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act

An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material

Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne
Current stage: 1st Reading
Introduced 77 days ago
45th Parliament, 1st Session

Summary

This enactment makes it an offence for organizations to make pornographic material available to young persons on the Internet. It also enables a designated enforcement authority to take steps to prevent pornographic material from being made available to young persons on the Internet in Canada.

Event Timeline

  1. Senate First Reading

    May 28, 2025Senate

  2. Senate Second Reading

    Jun 12, 2025Senate

  3. Senate Third Reading

    Apr 15, 2026Senate

  4. House First Reading

    Apr 30, 2026House

Statutes Touched by This Bill

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S-209 touches 3 statutes

Regulatory Activity

Federal Courts Act · 1 entry

DatePartTypeTitleInstrument
Nov 21, 2025IIRegulationFederal Courts Rules and the Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules — Rules Amending theSOR/2025-232

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

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.