C-299An Act to amend the Criminal Code (life imprisonment)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on October 4, 2022
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since October 4, 2022
What it does
Raises the maximum penalty to life imprisonment for several Criminal Code offences, including child sexual offences, trafficking, and some firearm-related sexual assaults.
What it does
- Raises the maximum penalty to life imprisonment for several child sexual offences, including sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, incest when the other person is under 16, child pornography offences, and sexual assault of a person under 16.
- Raises the maximum penalty to life imprisonment for offences where a parent, guardian, or person in control of premises procures or allows a person under 18 to take part in sexual activity.
- Raises the maximum penalty to life imprisonment for trafficking in persons, trafficking of a person under 18, and receiving a financial or material benefit from trafficking.
- Raises the maximum penalty to life imprisonment for obtaining sexual services from a person under 18, receiving a benefit from those services, and procuring a person for sexual services.
- Raises the maximum penalty to life imprisonment for certain firearm-related sexual assault offences, and sets a four-year minimum in some firearm cases.
Who it affects
- People charged with listed sexual offences
- People involved in child exploitation
- Human traffickers
- People who buy sexual services from minors
- People receiving benefits from exploitation
- People charged with firearm-related sexual assault
Topics
Background
The bill amends the Criminal Code to change penalties for listed indictable offences.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
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Senate
First reading
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Second reading
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Committee
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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
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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.