Bill S-206 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)

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

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that the prohibition against the disclosure of information relating to jury proceedings does not apply, in certain circumstances, in respect of disclosure by jurors to health care professionals.

Similar bills

S-212 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)

S-207 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)

C-417 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)

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 S-206s:

S-206 (2025) National Framework for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income Act

S-206 (2020) An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Châteauguay—Lacolle

S-206 (2019) An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)

S-206 (2015) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children against standard child-rearing violence)

Votes

Sept. 28, 2022 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-206, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)

May 18, 2022 Passed 2nd reading of Bill S-206, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on May 31, 2022

Mark Farrant, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Juries Commission