C-220An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on September 17, 2025
- Status
- Defeated at second reading in the House of Commons
What it does
Stops courts from considering a non-citizen offender's immigration status, or family members' status, when deciding a sentence.
What it does
- Adds a Criminal Code rule that a court must not consider how a sentence could affect a non Canadian citizen offender's immigration status in Canada.
- Extends that rule to the immigration status of a member of the offender's family.
Who it affects
- Non-citizen offenders
- Their family members
- Sentencing courts
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Defeated here. Defeated
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Senate
First reading
Not reached.
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
2nd reading of Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing)
Vote 89,
Failed
158 yeato171 nay · 10 paired
Party breakdown for vote 89 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Nay 0 164 6 Conservative Yea 136 0 5 Bloc Yea 22 0 0 NDP Nay 0 6 0 Green Nay 0 1 0 Total 158 171
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalKevin Lamoureux· November 25, 2025
“In many ways, I disagree with the motivation that is behind bringing this piece of legislation forward. The member herself even made reference to what is happening with public opinion in regard to immigration in general.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeMichelle Rempel· November 25, 2025
“Tonight, I am pleased to speak to Bill C-220, the one law for all bill, which represents and reasserts the principles already laid out in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act with regard to the deportation consequences associated with non-citizens convicted of serious crimes, such as sexual assaults, in Canada.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocRhéal Fortin· November 25, 2025
“This bill, in principle, deserves to be studied. In addition, the Supreme Court tells us that the immigration status of an accused should be taken into consideration.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: Bill defeated. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.