C-17 , 45th Parliament, 1st session Monday, May 26, 2025, to present
An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026
Short title:
Appropriation Act No. 3, 2025-26
Bill type
House Government Bill
Appropriation
Sponsor
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, December 11, 2025
Statutes of Canada 2025, c. 6
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
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Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
Sitting 70
Agreed to
(Journals 70)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Chamber sittings
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
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Third reading, Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
Sitting 70
Agreed to
(Journals 70)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
End of stage activity
Second reading, Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Chamber sittings
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
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Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 44) | Sandra Pupatello (Non-affiliated) |
| Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Response speech(Sitting 44) | Elizabeth Marshall (Conservative) |
About
Legislative summary
The Library of Parliament does not prepare Legislative Summaries for appropriation bills, ways and means bills and borrowing-authority bills. The following is a short summary:
On 9 December 2025, the President of the Treasury Board introduced Bill C-17, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2026, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.
Bill C-17 (Appropriation Act No. 3, 2025-26) received Royal Assent on 11 December 2025 and authorizes payments to defray certain expenses of the public service of Canada, not otherwise provided for, for the financial year ending 31 March 2026. The Act provides for the sum of $10,848,320,356 to be appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be used the public service of Canada. The Act came into force on Royal Assent.
On 9 December 2025, the President of the Treasury Board introduced Bill C-17, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2026, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.
Bill C-17 (Appropriation Act No. 3, 2025-26) received Royal Assent on 11 December 2025 and authorizes payments to defray certain expenses of the public service of Canada, not otherwise provided for, for the financial year ending 31 March 2026. The Act provides for the sum of $10,848,320,356 to be appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be used the public service of Canada. The Act came into force on Royal Assent.
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