S-211National Framework on Sports Betting Advertising Act
An Act respecting a national framework on sports betting advertising
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on May 28, 2025
- Status
- In committee in the House of Commons since April 22, 2026
- Sponsor
- Marty DeaconSenator
- Senator
What it does
Requires a national framework for sports betting advertising and a CRTC review of rules and policies linked to gambling harm.
What it does
- Requires the Minister of Canadian Heritage to develop a national framework to regulate sports betting advertising in Canada, including ways to restrict ads, limit their number, scope or location, or ban celebrity and athlete promotion.
- Requires the framework to include measures for research and information-sharing on harmful gambling involving minors, plus national standards for prevention, diagnosis and support for affected people.
- Requires the Minister to consult federal ministers, provincial and territorial governments, Indigenous communities, regulators, stakeholders, and sports and ethics groups while developing the framework.
- Requires the Minister to table a report within one year on the framework and its implementation strategy, then publish it on the Canadian Heritage website.
- Requires the Minister to table another report within five years on what measures were implemented, how effective they were, and why any measures were not implemented.
- Requires the CRTC to review its regulations and policies on sports betting advertising and report its conclusions and recommendations within one year after royal assent.
Who it affects
- Sports betting advertisers
- Celebrities and athletes
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- Federal ministers
- Provincial and territorial governments
- Indigenous communities
- People harmed by gambling
- Minors
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Current stage. Now here
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by a senator. If the Senate passes it, it goes to the House of Commons, where an MP must agree to sponsor it. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
2nd reading of Bill S-211, An Act respecting a national framework on sports betting advertising
Vote 100,
Passed
291 yeato28 nay · 18 paired
Party breakdown for vote 100 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 161 0 13 Conservative Yea8 broke ranks 123 8 9 Bloc Nay 0 20 2 NDP Yea 6 0 0 Green Yea 1 0 0 Total 291 28
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalBardish Chagger· February 12, 2026
“I rise today to speak to second reading of Bill S-211, an act respecting a national framework on sports betting advertising. I would like to begin by thanking Senator Marty Deacon for her dedication in crafting the bill, alongside her colleagues in the Senate, who unanimously voted to send the bill forward to us in the House.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeArnold Viersen· February 12, 2026
“I rise today to speak to Bill S-211, an act respecting a national framework on sports betting advertising. I want to thank the member for Waterloo for bringing this forward.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocSébastien Lemire· February 12, 2026
“Bill S-211 provides for the development of a national framework to regulate sports betting advertising by establishing national standards. No one will be surprised to hear me say once again that Canada is jumping headfirst into areas of jurisdiction that belong exclusively to Quebec and to the other Canadian provinces.”
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.