C-349National Strategy for the Eradication of Rabies Act
An Act to establish National Rabies Awareness Day and to provide for the development of a national strategy for combating rabies in Canada
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 21, 2023
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since June 21, 2023
What it does
Creates National Rabies Awareness Day on September 28 and requires a federal strategy on rabies prevention, testing, vaccination and treatment.
What it does
- Designates September 28 each year as National Rabies Awareness Day across Canada.
- Requires the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to develop a national rabies strategy with provinces, Indigenous governing bodies, northern, remote and rural communities, and other stakeholders.
- Directs the strategy to improve access to rabies testing, vaccination, prevention and treatment, with a focus on domesticated dogs and other animals.
- Calls for measures on vaccine delivery in northern communities, lay vaccination programs, better surveillance and direct rapid immunohistochemical testing, community-led education, humane animal overpopulation measures, and non-surgical contraception.
- Requires a report on the strategy within two years, then a review within two more years, with both reports tabled in Parliament and posted online.
Who it affects
- Indigenous governing bodies
- Northern, remote and rural communities
- Provincial rabies officials
- Animal control authorities
- Communities affected by rabies
- Dog and other animal populations
Background
The bill names the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food as the federal minister responsible for the strategy. It also sets deadlines for a strategy report and a later review report.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
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Senate
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Royal assent
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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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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· June 21, 2023
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-349, An Act to establish National Rabies Awareness Day and to provide for the development of a national strategy for combating rabies in Canada. I am pleased to rise to introduce an act to establish national rabies awareness day and to develop a national strategy for combatting rabies.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
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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.