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Bill C-252 (Historical)

Child Health Protection Act

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children)

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Sponsor

Patricia Lattanzio  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Third reading (Senate), as of Dec. 12, 2024
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Food and Drugs Act to prohibit the marketing of prescribed foods directed at persons under 13 years of age.

Similar bills

S-228 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) Child Health Protection Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-252s:

C-252 (2020) Trade and Foreign Investment Protection Agreements Transparency Act
C-252 (2016) An Act to amend the Navigation Protection Act (Shawnigan Lake)
C-252 (2013) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (physical activity and amateur sport fees)
C-252 (2011) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (physical activity and amateur sport fees)

Votes

Oct. 25, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children)
Sept. 28, 2022 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children)

Health Committee, on March 28, 2023

  • Supriya Sharma, Chief Medical Advisor and Senior Medical Advisor, Health Products and Food Branch, Department of Health
  • David Lee, Chief Regulatory Officer, Health Products and Food Branch, Department of Health
  • Justin Vaive, Legislative Clerk

Health Committee, on March 30, 2023

  • Supriya Sharma, Chief Medical Adviser and Senior Medical Adviser, Health Products and Food Branch, Department of Health
  • David Lee, Chief Regulatory Officer, Health Products and Food Branch, Department of Health

Health Committee, on April 18, 2023

  • Justin Vaive, Legislative Clerk
  • David Lee, Chief Regulatory Officer, Health Products and Food Branch, Department of Health
  • Supriya Sharma, Chief Medical Adviser and Senior Medical Adviser, Health Products and Food Branch, Department of Health