S-227Arab Heritage Month Act
An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on June 5, 2025
- Status
- Became law on June 18, 2026 · S.C. 2026, c. 17
- Sponsor
- Mohammad Khair Al ZaibakSenator
- Senator
What it does
Designates April as Arab Heritage Month across Canada.
What it does
- Declares that, throughout Canada, April is to be known each year as Arab Heritage Month.
Who it affects
- Arab communities
- Canadians
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Skipped. Skipped
Third reading
Completed.
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Completed.
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
No recorded votes yet
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalAhmed Hussen· December 10, 2025
“I am honoured to rise in the House to speak to Bill S-227, an act respecting Arab heritage month, which seeks to formally designate the month of April as Arab heritage month across Canada.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeZiad Aboultaif· December 10, 2025
“It gives me great pleasure to rise to offer my support for Bill S-227, the Arab heritage month act. There are more than a million Canadians of Arab descent.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocMario Simard· December 10, 2025
“It goes without saying that the Bloc Québécois supports the principle of Bill S-227, which establishes Arab heritage month. Bill S-227 is a reincarnation of Bill C-232 from the 44th Parliament, which the Senate had not finished studying before dissolution in March 2025.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPHeather McPherson· June 2, 2026
“I rise today to express my support of Bill S-227. I want to thank Senator Mohammad Al Zaibak for introducing the bill, and I want to note that this legislation, an identical bill, was brought forward and passed unanimously in the previous Parliament but of course died on the Order Paper before receiving Senate consideration.”
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Read the source
LEGISinfo status: Royal assent received. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.