C-277National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act
An Act to establish a national strategy on brain injuries
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 2, 2022
- Status
- At report stage in the House of Commons since October 28, 2024
What it does
Requires the Health Minister to develop a national brain injury strategy and report to Parliament on it.
What it does
- Requires the Minister of Health to develop a national strategy, in consultation with provincial health governments, Indigenous groups and other stakeholders, on brain injury awareness, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery.
- Requires the strategy to cover prevention, training needs, research, data collection, information sharing, national guidelines and public awareness about brain injuries.
- Requires the strategy to support brain injury associations and service providers, including financial support for mental health resources for people with brain injuries and their families.
- Requires the strategy to encourage consultation with mental health professionals in schools, sports organisations and workplaces, and to address related issues such as addiction, housing, homelessness and criminality.
- Creates online resources and a task force with policymakers, community agencies, brain injury associations, Indigenous groups, people with brain injuries and their families.
- Requires the minister to table the strategy report within 18 months, publish it on the Health Department website within 10 days after tabling, and later report on the strategy’s effectiveness within five years.
Who it affects
- People with brain injuries
- Families of people with brain injuries
- Health care professionals
- Brain injury associations
- Provincial health governments
- Indigenous groups
- Schools, sports organisations and workplaces
- Community agencies
Topics
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Current stage. Now here
Third reading
Not reached.
Senate
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
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
How the House voted
2nd reading of Bill C-277, An Act to establish a national strategy on brain injuries
Vote 812,
Passed
324 yeato0 nay · 2 paired
Party breakdown for vote 812 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 150 0 5 Conservative Yea 114 0 4 Bloc Yea 32 0 0 NDP Yea 24 0 0 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 2 0 1 Total 324 0
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalBrendan Hanley· May 1, 2024
“I am pleased to speak in support of the bill my hon. colleague for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford has presented. He has been a champion of this issue for a long time, and I believe that Bill C-277, the national strategy on brain injuries act, is an important piece of legislation that I hope all members of this chamber will be able to support.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeWarren Steinley· May 1, 2024
“With that being said, I am very happy that we will be supporting this bill going forward. I am happy to support the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocLuc Thériault· May 1, 2024
“I will end the suspense by announcing right away that the Bloc Québécois will be voting in favour of the bill. Still, I would like to emphasize our reservations regarding the creation of multiple national strategies.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPAlistair MacGregor· June 2, 2022
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-277, An Act to establish a national strategy on brain injuries. In Canada, June is Brain Injury Awareness Month and it is a time to increase awareness about the prevalence of brain injury, the obstacles that exist for those with brain injury and the need for more services and support at all stages of recovery.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At report stage in the House of Commons. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.