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Bill Detail
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures) ✓ Became Law
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to clarify that a sterilization procedure is an act that wounds or maims a person for the purposes of subsection 268(1).
✦ AI Summary
Bill S-228 clarifies a section of the Criminal Code to explicitly state that performing a sterilization procedure on someone without their consent is considered a crime of wounding or maiming. This amendment aims to address the historical and ongoing issue of forced or non-consensual sterilization, which has disproportionately affected Indigenous and racialized individuals in Canada.
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Legislative Timeline
2025-06-05
First reading
✦ AIBill proposed clarifying sterilization is a wounding act.
Current
Law (royal assent given)
✦ AIBill passed, becoming law with Royal Assent.