S-253National Framework on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Act
An Act respecting a national framework for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on October 19, 2022
- Status
- Defeated at committee in the Senate
- Sponsor
- Mohamed-Iqbal RavaliaSenator
- Senator
What it does
Requires the federal health minister to create a national framework on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, with measures on training, awareness, research, standards and reporting.
What it does
- Requires the Minister of Health to develop a national framework on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
- Includes measures for training, education and guidance for health care and other professionals on prevention, diagnosis and support.
- Promotes research and information sharing between governments on prevention, diagnosis and support.
- Sets national standards for prevention, diagnosis and support, and a strategy to raise awareness about alcohol use during pregnancy and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder risks, including possible changes to alcohol-related laws and policies.
- Requires the minister to consult federal ministers, provinces and territories, stakeholders, Indigenous communities and others while developing the framework.
- Requires a report on the framework to be tabled within one year, published online within 10 days, and followed by a five-year report on what was implemented and why any measures were not.
Who it affects
- People with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- Families and caregivers
- Health care professionals
- Service providers
- Provincial and territorial governments
- Indigenous communities
- Researchers
Background
The bill says the framework is meant to support Canadians with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, their families and their caregivers.
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Defeated here. Defeated
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
House of Commons
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by a senator. If the Senate passes it, it goes to the House of Commons, where an MP must agree to sponsor it. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
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LEGISinfo status: At consideration in committee in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.