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C-25 — An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to enact An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts, 2026
Clarion tracks C-25 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
- Steven MacKinnon
- Introduced
- 2026-03-26
- Session
- 45-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill C-25, the Strong and Free Elections Act, is a House Government Bill that amends the Canada Elections Act and renames certain electoral districts under a companion enactment titled An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts, 2026. Introduced in the House of Commons on March 26, 2026, the bill moved swiftly through all legislative stages in both chambers, receiving Royal Assent on June 18, 2026. The bill is now law.
Stage timeline
Royal assent
2026-06-18
Third reading
2026-06-18Senate
Consideration in committee
2026-06-18Senate
Second reading
2026-06-16Senate
First reading
2026-06-15Senate
Third reading
2026-06-11House
Report stage
2026-06-10House
Senate pre-study
2026-06-04Senate
Consideration in committee
2026-06-03House
Second reading
2026-04-24House
First reading
2026-03-26House
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