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C-263 — An Act to establish a national framework for silver alerts
Clarion tracks C-263 before Canada (Federal) — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- In committee — House of Commons
- Sponsor
- Raquel Dancho
- Introduced
- 2026-03-10
- Session
- 45-1
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill C-263, the Silver Alert National Framework Act, is a Private Member's Bill introduced in the House of Commons that seeks to establish a national framework for silver alerts — public notification systems intended to help locate missing or at-risk seniors. The bill passed second reading in June 2026 and is currently under consideration by a House of Commons committee. No specific provisions or program details beyond the establishment of a national framework are reflected in the available metadata.
Passage outlook
Contested because it's a private member's bill (which rarely passes), it's at committee.
Historically 0–5% of comparable federal bills became law (base rate 4%).
If this private member's bill would create new spending, it needs a Royal Recommendation (Cabinet only) — without one, passage is effectively nil.
A private member's bill's fate hinges on its position in the Order of Precedence (a random draw) — bills low on the list often run out of calendar time.
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