C-29National Council for Reconciliation Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation
Government bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 22, 2022
- Status
- Became law on April 30, 2024 · S.C. 2024, c. 8
What it does
Creates a national council for reconciliation as an independent, permanent, Indigenous-led body.
What it does
- Creates a national council for reconciliation.
- Sets the council up as independent, non-political and permanent.
- Gives the council a purpose of advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
Who it affects
- Indigenous peoples
- Reconciliation organisations
- Federal government
Background
The minister introduced the bill in the House of Commons on 22 June 2022, and it received first reading.
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.
Report stage
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
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation
Vote 741,
Passed
323 yeato0 nay · 4 paired
Party breakdown for vote 741 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 150 0 6 Conservative Yea 116 0 2 Bloc Yea 28 0 4 NDP Yea 24 0 0 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 3 0 0 Total 323 0 Time allocation for Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation
Vote 673,
Passed
178 yeato146 nay · 2 paired
Party breakdown for vote 673 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 152 0 4 Conservative Nay 0 115 3 Bloc Nay 0 30 2 NDP Yea 24 0 1 Green Split evenly 1 1 0 Independent Yea 1 0 2 Total 178 146 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation
Vote 230,
Passed
315 yeato0 nay
Party breakdown for vote 230 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 148 0 10 Conservative Yea 111 0 7 Bloc Yea 30 0 2 NDP Yea 23 0 2 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 1 0 1 Total 315 0 Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation
Vote 227,
Passed
320 yeato0 nay
Party breakdown for vote 227 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 148 0 10 Conservative Yea 114 0 4 Bloc Yea 30 0 2 NDP Yea 24 0 1 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 2 0 0 Total 320 0 Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation (report stage amendment)
Vote 226,
Passed
321 yeato0 nay
Party breakdown for vote 226 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 149 0 9 Conservative Yea 114 0 4 Bloc Yea 30 0 2 NDP Yea 24 0 1 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 2 0 0 Total 321 0 Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation (report stage amendment)
Vote 225,
Passed
321 yeato0 nay
Party breakdown for vote 225 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 149 0 9 Conservative Yea 114 0 4 Bloc Yea 30 0 2 NDP Yea 24 0 1 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 2 0 0 Total 321 0 Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation (report stage amendment)
Vote 224,
Passed
177 yeato144 nay
Party breakdown for vote 224 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 149 0 9 Conservative Nay 0 114 4 Bloc Nay 0 30 2 NDP Yea 24 0 1 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 2 0 0 Total 177 144
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalMarc Miller· September 21, 2022
“As we begin the second reading debate on Bill C-29, an act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation, I think it is important to highlight that since locating unmarked graves at former residential schools a year and a half ago, Canada's relationship with first nations, Inuit and Métis has evolved and often in a painful way.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeGary Vidal· September 21, 2022
“It is with these thoughts in mind that I rise to speak on Bill C-29, an act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation. The work of truth and reconciliation needs to be viewed as a journey rather than a destination.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocSimon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay· September 21, 2022
“The bill before us today responds to calls to action 53 to 56 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was established through a legal agreement between residential school survivors, the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit representatives, and those responsible for creating and running the schools, in other words, Ottawa and religious authorities.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPLori Idlout· September 21, 2022
“I am pleased to rise today on behalf of the New Democrats on Bill C-29, an act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation. The basis of this bill stems from important recommendations by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action.”
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.