C-320An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on March 8, 2023
- Status
- At third reading in the Senate since December 17, 2024
What it does
Requires victim notices about offender release and parole dates to include an explanation of how those dates were determined.
What it does
- Requires information given to victims about eligibility and review dates for temporary absences and parole to explain how those dates were determined.
- Requires information given to victims about release dates for temporary absence, work release, parole or statutory release to explain how the date was determined.
- Requires the same date explanations for offenders under Part II of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, including unescorted temporary absences and parole.
- Requires release notices under Part II to explain how dates for unescorted or escorted temporary absence, parole or statutory release were determined.
- Adds coordination rules so these changes work with another law on victims of violent offenders.
Who it affects
- Victims of offences
- Federally sentenced offenders
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Parole Board of Canada
Background
Existing law already requires certain eligibility, review and release dates to be disclosed to victims. This bill adds an explanation of how those dates are determined.
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
Current stage. Now here
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
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-320, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims)
Vote 651,
Passed
319 yeato0 nay · 8 paired
Party breakdown for vote 651 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 148 0 8 Conservative Yea 113 0 4 Bloc Yea 31 0 1 NDP Yea 23 0 2 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 2 0 1 Total 319 0 2nd reading of Bill C-320, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims)
Vote 426,
Passed
328 yeato0 nay · 4 paired
Party breakdown for vote 426 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 154 0 4 Conservative Yea 115 0 2 Bloc Yea 30 0 2 NDP Yea 24 0 1 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 3 0 0 Total 328 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.
LiberalRyan Turnbull· June 6, 2023
“We have heard that victims of crime and their families want clarity and they want transparency, and that is why I look forward to debating Bill C-320 in the House. I will provide an overview and some context from a federal public safety perspective.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeColin Carrie· March 8, 2023
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-320, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims). I want to start by thanking my colleague from Cariboo—Prince George for seconding this bill.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocAndréanne Larouche· June 6, 2023
“I rise this evening to speak to Bill C-320, an act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act with respect to disclosure of information to victims. I would like to begin by saying that the Bloc Québécois supports Bill C‑320.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPRandall Garrison· June 6, 2023
“As a New Democrat, I am pleased to rise in the House and say that we do support this bill as part of our commitment to the protection of victims' rights.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At third reading in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.