Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to require a court to consider the fact that the victim of an assault is a person who provides health services or a first responder to be an aggravating circumstance for the purposes of sentencing.
✦ AI Summary
This bill, known as S-233, aims to increase protections for healthcare workers and first responders who are victims of assault. It proposes an amendment to the Criminal Code that would require courts to treat an assault against a healthcare provider or first responder as an aggravating factor during sentencing. This means that if someone is convicted of assaulting a doctor, nurse, paramedic, or other frontline emergency worker, the judge must consider this when deciding on the punishment.
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Legislative Timeline
2025-09-23
First reading
Current
In committee (House)
Votes
Vote #: 127
Date: 2026-05-27
Result: Passed
Yes: 332
No: 0
Paired: 8
Yes / No Ratio
Yes100.0%
No0.0%
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% |