Federal and provincial bills explained in plain English
Search plain-English summaries of Canadian federal and provincial bills. See what each bill changes, who it affects, current status, timelines, votes, sponsors, and official sources.
Data from Parliament of Canada, last synced May 10, 2026. Statuses reflect the official record as of that date.
Federal mode uses synchronized official Parliament of Canada sessions and highlights MP sponsorships or recorded votes when those official sources publish them.
How federal bills, sessions, and bill numbers workA quick guide to C- and S- bills, sponsors, and what happens when a session ends.
Bill origins
Federal bills can start in either the House of Commons or the Senate. C- bills originated in the House; S- bills originated in the Senate. Money bills must originate in the House.
Sponsors and sessions
A sponsor helps handle a bill in a chamber, so a Senate sponsor does not always mean the bill started in the Senate. A session is a subdivision of a Parliament.
When a session ends
Prorogation ends a session without an election; dissolution ends Parliament and triggers an election. Pending bills often die, though some House private members' bills can continue after prorogation.
This note is general context. Bill cards still use the official source status and session data available in the current snapshot.
Official Parliament of Canada snapshot synchronized for 10 federal sessions, from 40th Parliament, 1st Session through 45th Parliament, 1st Session. MP vote breakdowns appear when the House of Commons publishes a recorded division export for a bill. Senate and House process details include official sitting/debate links when LEGISinfo exposes them.
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Bill S-2Federal An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements) A legislative summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive summary is available.
On 29 May 2025, Sen. Marc Gold introduced Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements) in the Senate and it was given first reading.
Bill S-2 amends the Indian Act to provide, among other things, new entitlements to registration in the Indian Register in response to the challenge of certain provisions of the Act under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Nicholas v. Canada (Attorney General) and that the persons who have become so entitled also have the right to have their names entered in a Band List maintained in the Department of Indigenous Services. At consideration in committee in the House of Commons | 45th Parliament, 1st Session | In Progress | Feb 27, 2026 At consideration in committee in the House of Commons | Marc Gold Senator | Details not listed in current Senate roster | No published recorded division yet | No matched representative from your current map search appears in this official snapshot. | View Details |
An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements)
A legislative summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive summary is available. On 29 May 2025, Sen. Marc Gold introduced Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements) in the Senate and it was given first reading. Bill S-2 amends the Indian Act to provide, among other things, new entitlements to registration in the Indian Register in response to the challenge of certain provisions of the Act under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Nicholas v. Canada (Attorney General) and that the persons who have become so entitled also have the right to have their names entered in a Band List maintained in the Department of Indigenous Services.