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Bill C-219 explained in plain English

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation)

Federal Parliament bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Federal Parliament
Legislature / Parliament
Parliament of Canada
Session
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill C-219
Full title
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation)
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Outside the Order of Precedence
Last updated
Feb 25, 2020
Sponsor

Official Parliament of Canada snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. MP vote breakdowns appear when the House of Commons publishes a recorded division export for that bill. Senate and House stage details include official debate/sitting links when LEGISinfo publishes them.

Chamber
Parliament of Canada
Current Stage
Outside the Order of Precedence
Latest Activity
Feb 25, 2020
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

This bill would amend the Criminal Code to increase sentences for sexual exploitation offences and to require courts to consider a victim's disability as an aggravating factor during sentencing.

What It Means

Bill C-219, also known as An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation), proposes changes to the Criminal Code of Canada. The bill aims to increase the prison sentences for individuals convicted of sexual exploitation offences. Additionally, it seeks to introduce a new factor that courts must consider during sentencing: whether the victim was a person with a disability. If the victim had a mental or physical disability, this would be considered an aggravating circumstance, potentially leading to a harsher sentence.

What This Bill Does
  • Increases the minimum punishment for certain sexual exploitation offences under section 153 of the Criminal Code.
  • Establishes that if the victim of certain offences is a person with a mental or physical disability, this must be considered an aggravating circumstance during sentencing.
  • Amends section 153 of the Criminal Code to specify minimum punishments for both summary conviction and indictable offences related to sexual exploitation.
  • Amends section 153.1 of the Criminal Code to specify minimum punishments for both summary conviction and indictable offences related to sexual exploitation.
Who Is Affected
  • Individuals convicted of sexual exploitation offences under sections 153 and 153.1 of the Criminal Code.
  • Victims of sexual exploitation offences, particularly those with mental or physical disabilities.
  • Courts responsible for sentencing in cases of sexual exploitation.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Courts are obligated to consider a victim's mental or physical disability as an aggravating circumstance during sentencing for specific offences.
Enforcement Or Penalties
  • Increases the minimum punishment for certain sexual exploitation offences to one year imprisonment.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify which particular offences under subsections 286.1(1) or (2) of the Criminal Code would be subject to the new aggravating circumstance provision.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Criminal Code
amended

Increases the minimum punishment for an offence punishable on summary conviction under section 153 from less than one year to one year. Amends section 153 to maintain the maximum sentence at two years less a day for summary conviction offences.

Source: Section 1

Criminal Code
amended

Specifies that for an indictable offence under section 153.1, the minimum punishment will be one year, and the maximum punishment will be 14 years. For an offence punishable on summary conviction under section 153.1, the minimum punishment will be one year, and the maximum punishment will be two years less a day.

Source: Section 2

Criminal Code
amended

Adds a new section that requires courts to consider the victim's mental or physical disability as an aggravating circumstance when sentencing for offences listed in subsections 286.1(1) or (2).

Source: Section 3

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Parliamentary Process

Step 1
First reading
Not reached yet
Not reached

Bill C-219, an Act to amend the Criminal Code concerning sexual exploitation, has not yet reached the Senate First Reading stage and is currently outside the Order of Precedence.

Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Not reached

Bill C-219, concerning amendments to the Criminal Code for sexual exploitation, is currently at the 'Senate Second Reading' stage but has not yet been reached and is outside the Order of Precedence.

Step 3
Third reading
Not reached yet
Not reached

Bill C-219, concerning amendments to the Criminal Code regarding sexual exploitation, has not yet reached the third reading stage in the Senate and is currently outside the order of precedence.

Step 1
First reading
Feb 25, 2020
Completed

Bill C-219, concerning sexual exploitation, completed its first reading in the House of Commons on February 25, 2020, and is awaiting further procedural steps.

Introduction and first reading, Feb 25, 2020
End of stage activity, Feb 25, 2020
Chamber sittings
Introduction and first reading - Feb 25, 2020

On February 25, 2020, at the House of Commons first reading stage, Bill C-219, an Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation), was introduced and printed.

Step 2
Second reading
Date not listed
Not reached

Bill C-219, aimed at amending the Criminal Code regarding sexual exploitation, has completed first reading in the House of Commons but has not yet been scheduled for its second reading debate, as it is currently outside the Order of Precedence.

Step 3
Consideration in committee
Not reached yet
Not reached

Bill C-219, concerning sexual exploitation, has completed first reading in the House of Commons and is currently outside the order of precedence, with its consideration in committee stage not yet reached.

Step 4
Report stage
Not reached yet
Not reached

Bill C-219, an Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation), has not progressed beyond its first reading and has not reached the Report stage in the House of Commons.

Step 5
Third reading
Not reached yet
Not reached

Bill C-219, concerning amendments to the Criminal Code for sexual exploitation, has not yet reached the Third Reading stage in the House of Commons and is currently outside the Order of Precedence.

Debate and sitting links point to official parliamentary sources when LEGISinfo publishes them. Any plain-language discussion summaries should be generated from those official texts and reviewed before public display.

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
John Nater
Conservative | Perth—Wellington
Jurisdiction
Federal Parliament

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

How this data is sourced