S-255An Act to amend the Criminal Code (murder of an intimate partner, one's own child or an intimate partner's child)
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on November 2, 2022
- Status
- Defeated at second reading in the Senate
- Sponsor
- Pierre-Hugues BoisvenuSenator
- Senator
What it does
Classifies the murder of an intimate partner, the person’s own child, or an intimate partner’s child as first degree murder.
What it does
- Classifies the murder of an intimate partner, the person’s own child, or an intimate partner’s child as first degree murder.
- Makes that rule apply even if the murder was not planned and deliberate.
Who it affects
- People charged with murder
- Intimate partners
- Children
- Victims' families
- Criminal courts
Background
Section 231 of the Criminal Code sets out when murder is first degree murder. This bill adds a new rule to that section.
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Defeated here. Defeated
Committee
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
No recorded votes yet
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LEGISinfo status: At second reading in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.