S-6 , 45th Parliament, 1st session Monday, May 26, 2025, to present
A fourth Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law
Short title:
Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4
Summary
Current status
Senate bill awaiting first reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Third reading on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 (Senate)
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, April 16, 2026
Referral to committee, Thursday, April 16, 2026
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 |
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Thursday, April 16, 2026 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, Thursday, June 4, 2026
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
Meeting 43 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 62) | Bernadette Clement (Independent Senators Group) |
| Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Response speech(Sitting 64) | Claude Carignan (Conservative) |
About
Legislative summary
A legislative summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive summary is available.
On 24 February 2026, Sen. Pierre Moreau introduced Bill S-6, A fourth Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law (Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4) in the Senate and it was given first reading.
Bill S-6 is the fourth in a series of enactments drafted in the course of the harmonization of federal statutes by the Department of Justice of Canada as a result of the coming into force of the Civil Code of Québec in 1994, which substantially changed the concepts, institutions and terminology of civil law. It amends 51 statutes, including the Acts governing financial institutions — the Bank Act, the Cooperative Credit Associations Act, the Insurance Companies Act and the Trust and Loan Companies Act — and other Acts including the Access to Information Act, the Financial Administration Act, the Interpretation Act and the Official Languages Act, in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law.
On 24 February 2026, Sen. Pierre Moreau introduced Bill S-6, A fourth Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law (Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4) in the Senate and it was given first reading.
Bill S-6 is the fourth in a series of enactments drafted in the course of the harmonization of federal statutes by the Department of Justice of Canada as a result of the coming into force of the Civil Code of Québec in 1994, which substantially changed the concepts, institutions and terminology of civil law. It amends 51 statutes, including the Acts governing financial institutions — the Bank Act, the Cooperative Credit Associations Act, the Insurance Companies Act and the Trust and Loan Companies Act — and other Acts including the Access to Information Act, the Financial Administration Act, the Interpretation Act and the Official Languages Act, in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law.
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