C-10Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act
An Act respecting the Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation
Government bill, introduced in the House of Commons on September 25, 2025
- Status
- In committee in the Senate since October 6, 2026
What it does
Creates a Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation and an office to review federal activities tied to modern treaties.
What it does
- Creates a Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation to conduct reviews and performance audits of government activities related to implementing modern treaties.
- Establishes an Office of the Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation to support the Commissioner’s work.
- Makes consequential changes to other Acts.
Who it affects
- Federal government institutions
- Modern treaty partners
- Indigenous peoples with modern treaties
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
Current stage. Now here
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by a cabinet minister on behalf of the government. Government bills get set time for debate, so they are the most likely to become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
No recorded votes yet
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalRebecca Alty· October 7, 2025
“I look forward to their continued support as we work to advance this bill through to royal assent. For over 20 years, modern treaty partners have been advocating for an independent oversight mechanism to hold the federal government accountable to its modern treaty commitments.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeJamie Schmale· October 7, 2025
“The Liberal government’s proposed Bill C-10, an act respecting the commissioner for modern treaty implementation, simply provides cover for its decade-long history of broken promises to indigenous peoples.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocSébastien Lemire· October 7, 2025
“His commitment to establishing a fair and respectful framework for treaty holders continues to inspire this debate and sheds light on the very meaning of the bill that we are discussing today. His approach was based on the simple but profound idea that a treaty is not a memory of the past, but a living promise that will shape the future.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPLori Idlout· November 28, 2025
“Uqaqtittiji, Bill C-10 is a reproduction of Bill C-77, which was originally tabled in the last Parliament. As we did at that time, we support this bill in its current form, as it is a reproduction.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caGreenElizabeth May· October 7, 2025
“It just about breaks my heart to have heard most of the debate in this place today as Bill C-10 comes forward. People who have been watching, any of the viewing audience, I just want to tell them that there is a story here that they are not hearing.”
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Read the source
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.