Short title: Protecting Victims Act
[...] First Session, Forty-fifth Parliament, 3-4 Charles III, 2025 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-16 An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures) FIRST READING, December 9, 2025 MINISTER OF JUSTICE 91241 SUMMARY This enactment amends various Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters.
[...] The enactment also amends the Youth Criminal Justice Act to, among other things, (a) ensure that it better reflects the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights with respect to the rights and interests of victims; (b) modernize the principle requiring consideration of the needs of young persons, including by requiring particular attention to those of Aboriginal and Black young persons; and (c) allow youth justice courts to order that a young person enter into a recognizance if there is a reasonable fear that the young person will commit a child sexual offence.
[...] of Rights 135 National Defence Act Amendments to the Act 144 Transitional Provisions 172 Definitions 173 Production and admissibility 174 Testimonial aids 175 Adjournment 176 Division 6.01 177 Victim, military and community impact statements 178 Order prohibiting contact An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child sexual abuse and exploitation material by persons who provide an Internet service 179 Firearms Act 185 Corrections and Conditional Release Act Amendments to the Act 187 Transitional Provision 197 Section 25.5 — Corrections and Conditional Release Act Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 198 Coordinating Amendments 202 Bill C-9 203 Bill C-11 204 Bill C-14 205 Bill C-221 Coming into Force 206 30th day after royal assent 1st Session, 45th Parliament, 3-4 Charles III, 2025 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-16 An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters
[...] C-9, introduced in the 1st session of the 45th Parliament and entitled the Combatting Hate Act (in this section referred to as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.(2) If subsection 48(2) of this Act comes into force before subsection 9(2) of the other Act, then, on the day on which that subsection 9(2) comes into force, paragraph 515(4.3)(b) of the Criminal Code is amended by deleting “264” and by making any necessary modifications as a consequence.(3) If subsection 9(2) of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 48(2) of this Act, then that subsection 9(2) is deemed to come into force before that subsection 48(2).Bill C-11203 (1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply if Bill C-11, introduced in the 1st session of the 45th Parliament and entitled the Military Justice System Modernization Act (in this section referred to as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.(2) On the first day on which both section 4 of the other Act and section 150 of this Act are in force, paragraph
[...] 71.041(b) of the National Defence Act is replaced by the following: (b) the Provost Marshal General; and(3) On the first day on which both section 7 of the other Act and subsection 12(1) of this Act are in force, paragraph 70(d) of the National Defence Act is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (viii): (viii.1) subsection 160(3.1) (representation of bestiality),Bill C-14204 (1) Subsections (2) to (8) apply if Bill C-14, introduced in the 1st session of the 45th Parliament and entitled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act (in this section referred to as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.(2) If subsection 23(3) of the other Act comes into force before subsection 48(1) of this Act, then that subsection 48(1) is replaced by the following: 48 (1) Paragraph 515(4.1)(d) of the Act is repealed.(3) If subsection 48(1) of this Act comes into force before subsection 23(3) of the other Act, then, on the day on which that subsection 23(3) comes into force, paragraph 515(4.1
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