C-20Public Complaints and Review Commission Act
An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments
Government bill, introduced in the House of Commons on May 19, 2022
- Status
- Became law on October 31, 2024 · S.C. 2024, c. 25
- Sponsor
- Dominic LeBlancLiberal
- Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
What it does
Creates a new complaints and review body for the RCMP and CBSA, and updates related federal laws and references.
What it does
- Replaces the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP with a new independent body called the Public Complaints and Review Commission.
- Lets the commission review and investigate complaints about the conduct and level of service of RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency personnel.
- Lets the commission review specified activities of the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency.
- Allows the commission chairperson to recommend disciplinary steps for people who were the subject of complaints.
- Amends the Canada Border Services Agency Act to cover investigations of serious incidents involving CBSA officers and employees.
- Replaces the word “Force” with “RCMP” in the English versions of federal statutes, orders, regulations and other instruments, and makes related changes to other Acts.
Who it affects
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel
- Canada Border Services Agency personnel
- People who file complaints
- The Public Complaints and Review Commission
- Federal departments and agencies
Background
The bill would replace the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP with a new independent body. It also makes related amendments to the Canada Border Services Agency Act and other federal laws.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Completed.
Introduced by a cabinet minister on behalf of the government. Government bills get set time for debate, so they are the most likely to become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments
Vote 809,
Passed
323 yeato0 nay · 2 paired
Party breakdown for vote 809 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 150 0 5 Conservative Yea 114 0 4 Bloc Yea 32 0 0 NDP Yea 22 0 2 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 3 0 0 Total 323 0 Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments
Vote 806,
Passed
321 yeato0 nay
Party breakdown for vote 806 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 148 0 7 Conservative Yea 116 0 2 Bloc Yea 32 0 0 NDP Yea 23 0 1 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Did not vote 0 0 3 Total 321 0 Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments (report stage amendment)
Vote 805,
Failed
117 yeato204 nay
Party breakdown for vote 805 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Nay 0 148 7 Conservative Yea 116 0 2 Bloc Nay 0 30 2 NDP Nay 0 23 1 Green Nay 0 2 0 Independent Split evenly 1 1 1 Total 117 204 Time allocation for Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments
Vote 795,
Passed
164 yeato143 nay · 10 paired
Party breakdown for vote 795 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 142 0 14 Conservative Nay 0 111 7 Bloc Nay 0 29 3 NDP Yea 22 0 2 Green Nay 0 2 0 Independent Nay 0 1 2 Total 164 143
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalMarco Mendicino· November 3, 2022
“I am honoured to open up the debate on second reading of Bill C-20, an act establishing the public complaints and review commission and amending certain acts and statutory instruments. I would like to thank the members of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security for their important review of systemic racism in the enforcement of the act.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeRaquel Dancho· November 3, 2022
“I asked the minister today if this bill would provide any oversight to the RCMP commissioner, given the recent scandal and accusations, with corroborating evidence, that the RCMP commissioner politically interfered with the worst mass killing in Canadian history, notably the Nova Scotia 2020 mass killing.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocKristina Michaud· November 3, 2022
“As the Minister of Public Safety explained earlier, Bill C-20 seeks to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and the Canada Border Services Agency Act to change the public complaints process. This bill would establish the public complaints and review commission, which would replace the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPAlistair MacGregor· November 22, 2022
“It is a great honour to stand today to offer my thoughts, as the NDP public safety critic, on Bill C-20. Before I get into it, I thank the Minister of Public Safety for bringing this bill forward for debate.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caGreenElizabeth May· November 22, 2022
“I am very pleased that we have seen another incarnation of Bill C-20. The fundamental essence of this legislation, for those who may just be joining the debate, is to ensure that two really significant federal law enforcement agencies have mechanisms for civilian complaint.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: Royal assent received. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.