C-288An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 16, 2022
- Status
- Became law on June 20, 2024 · S.C. 2024, c. 10
What it does
Requires telecom carriers to publish clear information about fixed broadband quality and speeds, and tells the CRTC to hold hearings on the disclosure rules.
What it does
- Defines fixed broadband service as high-speed data service to a fixed location using cable, fibre optics, wireless access, satellite, or a similar system.
- Requires Canadian carriers that offer fixed broadband service to make public their service quality metrics during peak periods, typical download and upload speeds during peak periods, and any other information the CRTC requires.
- Requires the CRTC to hold public hearings to decide what metrics to measure, how to measure them, what counts as peak periods, which carriers or systems may be excluded, and how the information must be made easy to find and understand.
Who it affects
- Canadian carriers
- Broadband customers
- CRTC
Topics
Background
The bill amends the Telecommunications Act by adding a new section on fixed broadband service information. It also gives the CRTC a role in setting the rules for how that information is reported.
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 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
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information)
Vote 304,
Passed
317 yeato0 nay · 8 paired
Party breakdown for vote 304 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 147 0 9 Conservative Yea 113 0 2 Bloc Yea 28 0 4 NDP Yea 24 0 1 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 3 0 0 Total 317 0 2nd reading of Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information)
Vote 228,
Passed
318 yeato0 nay
Party breakdown for vote 228 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 150 0 8 Conservative Yea 113 0 5 Bloc Yea 29 0 3 NDP Yea 23 0 2 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 1 0 1 Total 318 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.
LiberalKevin Lamoureux· October 31, 2022
“The member across the way brought forward Bill C-288, which has some real substance to it. As I pointed out, there was policy direction given to the CRTC earlier this year, around April or May.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeDan Mazier· October 31, 2022
“It is my pleasure to rise in the House to speak to my private member's bill, Bill C-288, an act to amend the Telecommunications Act. Access to quality Internet is essential, and rural Canadians, in particular, understand the devastating impacts associated with poor Internet service across our nation.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocSébastien Lemire· October 31, 2022
“I am pleased to speak today to the bill from the member for Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa. The member and I have had the opportunity to discuss it and I told him this week that the Bloc Québécois agreed to allow this bill to be studied in committee.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPTaylor Bachrach· October 31, 2022
“The bill, as has been mentioned, amends the Telecommunications Act to do a couple of things. First, it requires carriers and Internet service providers to provide transparent, clear-to-understand information about the real-world performance of the Internet services they are selling.”
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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.