Bill C-18

Second reading (Senate)

An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Canada and Indonesia

Bill C-18 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Maninder Sidhu
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-12-11

Other Bills Numbered C-18

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 15 sessions:

45-1

An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Canada and Indonesia

Second reading (Senate)
44-1

An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Rouge National Urban Park Act, the Parks Canada Agency Act and the Canada National Parks Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act

Second reading (House)
40-2

An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, to validate certain calculations and to amend other Acts

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (verification of residence)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to DNA identification

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act to amend the Telefilm Canada Act and another Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act respecting equalization and authorizing the Minister of Finance to make certain payments related to health

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act respecting Canadian citizenship

In committee (House)
37-1

An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (9)

Division #62
Agreed To
2026-02-02T15:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Canada and Indonesia

332Yea
1Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
165Y / 0N
Conservative
139Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
6Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #406
Agreed To
2023-06-21T23:00:00

Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

208Yea
113Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 112N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 1N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #405
Negatived
2023-06-21T22:55:01

Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (reasoned amendment)

114Yea
210Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 152N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #390
Agreed To
2023-06-20T11:57:07

Time allocation for Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

170Yea
144Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
146Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 111N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 29N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #244
Agreed To
2022-12-14T15:10:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

213Yea
114Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
152Y / 0N
Conservative
1Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
25Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #112
Agreed To
2022-05-31T16:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada

207Yea
116Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 115N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
0Y / 1N
Division #111
Negatived
2022-05-31T16:00:00

Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (amendment)

117Yea
206Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 150N
Conservative
116Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
0Y / 24N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #69
Agreed To
2021-03-10T15:50:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

305Yea
25Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
119Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 22N
Independent
4Y / 0N
Green Party
0Y / 3N
Division #43
Agreed To
2021-02-01T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

300Yea
26Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
118Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Green Party
0Y / 3N
Independent
3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (181)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-18.

Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia2023-05-10
An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Of…
0

Government Orders

…t-based communications technologies, a challenge our government is addressing through Bill C-11 and Bill C-18. I believe Bill C-13 and Bill 96 have been conflated and a narrative has taken root that obscures key facts about this legislation and minority-language guarantees in Canada. Anglophones in Quebec ha…

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Mr. Alistair MacGregor2023-05-09
Government Business No. 25—Proceedings on Bill C-2…
0

Government Orders

…uld say that because I have had my staff look at bills similar in size and complexity to Bill C-21, Bill C-18 comes to mind. That particular bill, when it went through clause-by-clause study at its committee, had seven meetings, the equivalent of 14 hours, for clause-by-clause study, so that is more than eno…

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Mr. Alistair MacGregor2023-05-08
Government Business No. 25—Proceedings on Bill C-2…
0

Government Orders

…there will be an additional 17 hours, which will be the equivalent of 12.5 meetings. By comparison, Bill C-18 only had seven meetings. I think there will be enough time to get this bill through. Could the parliamentary secretary talk about the other bills that are waiting their turn at the public safety comm…

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Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner2023-04-24
Committees of the House
0

Routine Proceedings

…l debate on the budget while it is supporting the passage of Liberal censorship bills Bill C-11 and Bill C-18. These are the types of tactics that we are going to see over and over and over again from this Liberal coalition because it does not want to stand up for what Canadians need, either in the budget or…

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Mrs. Cheryl Gallant2023-04-20
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022
0

Government Orders

… privacy. If Bill C-27 is not significantly improved at committee, then together with Bill C-11 and Bill C-18, the government will have entrenched the surveillance economy in Canadians' lives. By combining the updates to the Privacy Act with the creation of a new artificial intelligence act, the Liberals hav…

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Mrs. Rachael Thomas2023-04-17
Social Media
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Statements By Members

Mr. Speaker, based on Bill C-11 and Bill C-18, we know that the government is committed to censoring what people can see, hear and post online. However, what has just come to light is that it is so committed to this that it has actually gotten a…

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Mrs. Rachael Thomas2023-04-17
Canadian Heritage
0

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, based on Bill C-11 and Bill C-18, we know the government is abundantly committed to censoring what people can see, post or hear online. However, what we just learned is that the Prime Minister actually got a head start. According to…

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Mr. Martin Shields2023-03-30
Online Streaming Act
0

Government Orders

… have a challenge with what the member is saying. I sat on the heritage committee for Bill C-10 and Bill C-18. Bill C-18 talks about money transfer, but it does not talk about the CRTC. That is the challenge that I have with Bill C-11. The Liberals could do the monetary thing but not involve the CRTC. People…

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Mr. Arif Virani2023-03-30
Online Streaming Act
0

Government Orders

… are doing to address the presence of digital platforms in our lives. We have Bill C-11 and we have Bill C-18. We are very committed to addressing online harms and online safety. In previous Parliaments we have addressed things like electoral advertising in online spaces. Our commitment is to ensure that dig…

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Ms. Marilyn Gladu2023-03-27
Online Streaming Act
0

Government Orders

…erine Tai met with Canadian Minister of International Trade...on Wednesday to discuss Bill C-11 and Bill C-18. In a readout of the meeting, Tai stated that the US side “expressed concern” about the two laws discriminating against American businesses and content creators. We have heard all of the rhetoric abo…

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