C-276Framework on the Access to and Use of Cash Act
An Act to establish a framework for the continued access to and use of cash in Canada and to make related amendments to other Acts
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on May 4, 2026
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since May 4, 2026
What it does
Requires the finance minister to create a cash access framework, report on it, and bars the Bank of Canada from issuing a digital dollar.
What it does
- Requires the Minister of Finance to review laws, rules, and policies on cash access within 90 days of the bill coming into force.
- Requires the minister to develop and implement a framework to keep cash available across Canada.
- Requires the framework to support cash withdrawals and deposits, continued use of cash by people and businesses, cash donations to non-profit and community groups, and long-term cash infrastructure.
- Requires the minister to table a report on the framework within 18 months, then publish it online within 10 days after it has been tabled in both Houses of Parliament.
- Requires a later review of the framework’s implementation, effectiveness, and social and economic impacts within three years after the first report is tabled.
- Repeals the Governor in Council’s power to call in coins and notes, and prohibits the Bank of Canada from issuing a digital form of the dollar.
Who it affects
- People who use cash
- Businesses
- Financial institutions
- Non-profit organisations
- Community organisations
- Bank of Canada
- Minister of Finance
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
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Report stage
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Third reading
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Senate
First reading
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Second reading
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Committee
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Third reading
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Royal assent
Royal assent
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What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
ConservativeTed Falk· May 4, 2026
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-276, An Act to establish a framework for the continued access to and use of cash in Canada and to make related amendments to other Acts.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
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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.