C-265National Perinatal Mental Health Strategy Act
An Act respecting the development of a national perinatal mental health strategy
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on March 31, 2022
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since March 31, 2022
What it does
Requires the Health Minister to develop and report on a national strategy for perinatal mental health.
What it does
- Requires the Minister of Health to develop a national strategy to support perinatal mental health in Canada.
- Requires the minister to consult provincial representatives, Indigenous governing bodies, and other stakeholders, including care providers, specialists, researchers, advocacy groups, and people with lived experience.
- Requires the strategy to include measures for screening, timely specialist care, community care, training, culturally relevant care, gender-affirming and inclusive care, trauma-informed care, reducing barriers, fighting stigma, and research.
- Requires the minister to table the strategy report in Parliament within one year, publish it on the Department of Health website within 10 days after tabling, and report every five years on the strategy’s effectiveness.
Who it affects
- Pregnant people
- Postpartum people
- Health care providers
- Perinatal mental health specialists
- Provincial governments
- Indigenous governing bodies
- Advocacy groups
- Researchers
Topics
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Senate
First reading
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Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
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Third reading
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Royal assent
Royal assent
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Introduced by an MP who is not a minister. These bills compete in a lottery for debate time, and most do not become law. How a bill becomes law
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LEGISinfo status: Outside the Order of Precedence. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.