C-419National Strategy for Universal Eye Care Act
An Act to establish a national strategy for universal eye care
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on November 19, 2024
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since November 19, 2024
What it does
Requires the health minister to develop and report on a national strategy for universal access to eye care, vision correction and vision aids.
What it does
- Requires the Minister of Health to work with provinces, Indigenous governing bodies, eye care professionals, patient groups and others to develop a national eye care strategy.
- Requires the strategy to identify barriers to eye care and ways to improve access to eye exams, eyeglasses, contact lenses, low-vision aids, surgery and treatment for eye conditions linked to other diseases.
- Requires the minister to table the strategy report in both Houses of Parliament within 18 months after the Act comes into force.
- Requires the minister to publish the strategy report on the Department of Health website within 10 days after it is tabled.
- Requires a second report within five years on the strategy’s effectiveness and the state of access to eye care in Canada, then table and publish it.
Who it affects
- People who need eye care
- People who need glasses or contact lenses
- People with low vision
- Patients with eye conditions
- Indigenous communities
- Eye care professionals
- Provincial health governments
- Health Canada
Background
The bill defines an Indigenous governing body as a council, government or other entity authorized to act for an Indigenous group, community or people with rights recognized by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Senate
First reading
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Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
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
How the House voted
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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.