Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code ✓ Became Law
This enactment amends the Criminal Code in order to:
create specific offences in respect of intimate partner violence and to prohibit a peace officer from releasing a person arrested for an intimate partner offence if the person has committed an intimate partner offence in the preceding five years or is at large on a release order in respect of an intimate partner offence;
allow a court to order that an accused charged with an offence involving intimate partner violence be taken into custody for a risk-of-reoffending assessment at any stage of proceedings; and
increase the detention period of things seized under section 490 of the Act from three months to one year and to provide for circumstances in which notices to the person from whom the thing was seized may be dispensed with.
Bill C-225 creates new and enhanced criminal offences related to violence against intimate partners. It establishes first-degree murder charges specifically for killing an intimate partner within a pattern of coercive or controlling behaviour. It also introduces stricter sentencing for manslaughter of an intimate partner under similar circumstances, potentially leading to life imprisonment with parole ineligibility.
Furthermore, the bill creates new offences for any form of violence, threat, or attempt at violence against an intimate partner. It also extends the detention period for seized items related to such offences from three months to 180 days. These changes aim to provide greater protection and stronger legal recourse for victims of domestic abuse.
Legislative Timeline
Votes
Yes / No Ratio
How each party voted
| Party | Position | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Conservative | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Green | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Liberal | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| NDP | Yes | 100% | 0% |