Bill C-291 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material)

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

Sponsor

Mel Arnold Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to replace the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse and exploitation material” and makes consequential amendments to other Acts.

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-291s:

C-291 (2021) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

C-291 (2016) An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)

C-291 (2011) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (waiting period and maximum special benefits)

C-291 (2009) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171)

Votes

Feb. 1, 2023 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material)

Nov. 23, 2022 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse material)

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Dec. 5, 2022

David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
François Daigle, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice
Clerk
Phaedra Glushek, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Belinda Peres, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice