C-246An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences for sexual offences)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on September 23, 2025
- Status
- Defeated at second reading in the House of Commons
What it does
Requires prison sentences for sexual offences to be served one after another, not at the same time, in certain cases.
What it does
- Replaces subsection 718.3(7) of the Criminal Code with a rule on how sexual offence sentences are served.
- Requires a prison sentence for a sexual offence to be served after any other sexual offence sentence imposed at the same time.
- Requires a prison sentence for a sexual offence to be served after any other sexual offence sentence the person is already serving when sentenced.
Who it affects
- People convicted of sexual offences
- Criminal courts
- Correctional system
Topics
Background
It replaces subsection 718.3(7) of the Criminal Code.
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-246, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences for sexual offences)
Vote 88,
Failed
157 yeato169 nay · 10 paired
Party breakdown for vote 88 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Nay 0 163 7 Conservative Yea 135 0 6 Bloc Yea 22 0 0 NDP Nay 0 5 1 Green Nay 0 1 0 Total 157 169
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalPatricia Lattanzio· December 4, 2025
“I rise this evening to speak to Bill C-246, an act to amend the Criminal Code concerning consecutive sentences for sexual offences. It is a private member's bill brought forward by the hon. member for Lethbridge.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeRachael Thomas· December 4, 2025
“Concurrent sentencing should never be allowed for such crimes, which is why I am proud to address this issue and stand with victims by presenting my private member's bill, Bill C-246, the ending sentence reductions for sexual predators act. The bill is simple, direct and necessary.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocAlexis Deschênes· December 4, 2025
“Tonight we are debating Bill C-246, which was introduced by my colleague from Lethbridge, Alberta.”
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LEGISinfo status: Bill defeated. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.