Legislation · Canada (Federal) · Federal
C-23 — An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026
Clarion tracks C-23 before Canada (Federal) — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Royal assent received
- Sponsor
- Shafqat Ali
- Introduced
- 2026-03-24
- Session
- 45-1
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill C-23, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2025-26, is a House Government Bill that authorizes the federal government to spend certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. This is a standard supply bill required to give legal authority to government expenditures. The bill passed all stages in the House of Commons on March 24, 2026, completed the Senate process by March 26, 2026, and received Royal Assent that same day.
Stage timeline
Royal assent
2026-03-26
Third reading
2026-03-26Senate
Second reading
2026-03-25Senate
First reading
2026-03-24Senate
Third reading
2026-03-24House
Report stage
2026-03-24House
Consideration in committee
2026-03-24House
Second reading
2026-03-24House
First reading
2026-03-24House
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