C-201An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (mental, addictions and substance use health services)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on May 29, 2025
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since May 29, 2025
What it does
Adds mental, addiction and substance use health services to the Canada Health Act’s definition of insured health services.
What it does
- Adds mental, addictions and substance use health services to the Canada Health Act definition of insured health services.
- Defines those services to include services provided in community settings.
- Requires provincial health insurance plans to cover all insured health services provided by hospitals, medical practitioners or dentists, and similar or additional services where provincial law allows.
Who it affects
- Provincial health plans
- People seeking mental health care
- People seeking addiction care
- People seeking substance use care
- Hospitals
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Other health care practitioners
Topics
Background
The bill amends the Canada Health Act. The current definition of insured health services is replaced.
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
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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
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.
NDPGord Johns· May 29, 2025
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-201, An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (mental, addictions and substance use health services). It is an honour to rise today to introduce the mental health parity act, which aims to address the disparity between physical and mental health in our public health care system.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
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.