C-281An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 3, 2026
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since June 3, 2026
What it does
Requires certain Canadian flags to carry country-of-origin labels when sold, imported, advertised or prepackaged.
What it does
- Requires dealers to label Canadian flags that are consumer textile articles, at least 20 centimetres wide and 30 centimetres long, with their country of origin when sold, imported into Canada or advertised.
- Requires dealers to label prepackaged Canadian flags that are at least 20 centimetres wide and 30 centimetres long with the product’s country of origin when sold, imported into Canada or advertised.
- Uses the country-of-origin meaning set out in the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations for the textile labelling rule.
Who it affects
- Dealers in Canadian flags
- Importers of Canadian flags
- Advertisers of Canadian flags
- Sellers of prepackaged flags
Topics
Background
The bill amends the Textile Labelling Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
Not reached.
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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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
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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.
ConservativeDoug Shipley· June 3, 2026
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C‑281, An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act. I am proud to stand and introduce my private member's bill today, entitled “the made in Canada flag act”.”
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.