C-226National Framework for Food Price Transparency Act
An Act to establish a national framework to improve food price transparency
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on September 18, 2025
- Status
- In committee in the House of Commons since April 22, 2026
What it does
Requires the Industry Minister to develop and report on a national framework for grocery pricing and unit price display practices.
What it does
- Requires the Minister of Industry, with provincial consumer affairs officials, to develop a national framework on grocery pricing and unit price display practices.
- Sets out national standards for the grocery retail sector on unit pricing, including the accuracy, usability and accessibility of unit price displays.
- Requires the framework to include measures on transparency about price increases, adjustments and fluctuations.
- Promotes consumer education across Canada on what unit prices are and how they are used.
- Requires a report within 18 months, then a review and second report within five years, with both reports tabled in Parliament and posted online.
Who it affects
- Consumers
- Grocery retailers
- Provincial consumer affairs officials
- Minister of Industry
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Current stage. Now here
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-226, An Act to establish a national framework to improve food price transparency
Vote 102,
Passed
168 yeato150 nay · 18 paired
Party breakdown for vote 102 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 161 0 13 Conservative Nay 0 130 10 Bloc Nay 0 20 2 NDP Yea 6 0 0 Green Yea 1 0 0 Total 168 150
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalGurbux Saini· January 27, 2026
“I proudly rise today for the second reading of my private member's bill, Bill C-226, an act to establish a national framework to improve food price transparency. The bill responds directly to what Canadians in every region of the country have been telling us, that grocery prices are too expensive and the pricing is too confusing.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeKathy Borrelli· January 27, 2026
“Let me be even clearer: Bill C-226 would do nothing to lower food prices. Instead, it would add red tape and federal overreach at the worst possible time.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocSébastien Lemire· January 27, 2026
“I rise today to speak to this bill as the new Bloc Québécois critic for agriculture, agri-food and supply management. What is better than talking about food transparency?”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPJenny Kwan· April 20, 2026
“Bill C-226, the national framework for food price transparency act, is one step, a modest but necessary step, toward restoring fairness and transparency in our grocery sector. I want to acknowledge and thank the member for Fleetwood—Port Kells for bringing the bill forward in the current Parliament.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At consideration in committee in the House of Commons. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.