Bill C-233

Defeated

An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act

Bill C-233 was defeated and did not become law.

Sponsor:Jenny Kwan
NDP
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-19

Other Bills Numbered C-233

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 16 sessions:

45-1

An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act

Defeated
44-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

Sex-selective Abortion Act

Defeated
43-1

Sex-selective Abortion Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
42-1

National Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

Poverty Elimination Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-1

Poverty Elimination Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-3

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefit period increase for regional rate of unemployment)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-2

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefit period increase for regional rate of unemployment)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-1

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefit period increase for regional rate of unemployment)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (public transportation costs)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (public transportation costs)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
38-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (community service group membership dues)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-3

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of child before birth)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-2

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of child before birth)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-1

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (withdrawal of applications for full parole by offenders serving two or more years)

Dead

Division Votes (3)

Division #85
Negatived
2026-03-11T15:30:00

2nd reading of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act

22Yea
295Nay
6Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
15Y / 140N
Conservative
0Y / 133N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 22N
NDP
6Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #115
Agreed To
2022-06-01T15:35:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner)

326Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
155Y / 0N
Conservative
117Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
28Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Division #125
Negatived
2021-06-02T15:10:00

2nd reading of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion)

82Yea
248Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 150N
Conservative
81Y / 38N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
0Y / 22N
Independent
1Y / 4N
Green Party
0Y / 3N

Parliamentary Debates (82)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-233.

Jenny Kwan2026-06-18
Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
0

Government Orders

…rect Canadian exports. Those concerns were reflected in proposals such as my private member's bill, Bill C-233, the no more loopholes act, which was defeated by the government. Canadians want robust risk assessments. They want transparency. They want accountability. They want assurances that Canadian-made mil…

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Juanita Nathan2026-06-10
Protecting Victims Act
0

Government Orders

…ed sexual assault laws and the criminal justice system's response to intimate partner violence, and Bill C-233 imposed stricter conditions for people charged with an offence involving intimate partner violence. In addition, Bill S-205, which came into force in April 2025, created a new peace bond designed spe…

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Emma Harrison2026-06-09
Protecting Victims Act
0

Government Orders

…al assault laws and the criminal justice system's response to intimate partner violence, and former Bill C-233 imposed stricter conditions for those charged with an offence involving intimate partner violence. In addition, former Bill S-205, which came into force last April, created a new peace bond designed …

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2026-03-11
Export and Import Permits Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from March 9 consideration of the motion that Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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The Speaker2026-03-11
Export and Import Permits Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

…ow proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-233, under Private Members' Business. Call in the members.

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Jenny Kwan2026-03-11
International Trade
0

Oral Questions

… honest about Canada's complicity in the killing of civilians, have come out publicly in support of Bill C-233. They said that Parliament now faces a clear choice to maintain an outdated exemption that undermines Canada's credibility or adopt a modern principled statement that reflects our commitments and res…

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Leah Gazan2026-03-10
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

… and genocide. My constituents call on the government to close this loophole by voting in favour of Bill C-233, the no more loopholes act, which MPs will vote on this week. I will always support my constituents in upholding international law, which is why I encourage all members in the House to say yes to Bil…

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Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe2026-03-09
Export and Import Permits Act
0

Private Members' Business

… acknowledging the sincere intention of my NDP colleague, the member for Vancouver East. Above all, bill C-233 is based on a completely valid concern, that of ensuring that Canadian exports do not contribute to human rights violations or armed conflicts. I think that everyone here in the House can agree on th…

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Salma Zahid2026-03-09
Export and Import Permits Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of Bill C-233, the no more loopholes act. Introduced by my colleague the hon. member for Vancouver East, the bill seeks to amend the Export and Import Permits Act to close dangerous loopholes in Canada's arms expo…

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Jenny Kwan2026-03-09
Export and Import Permits Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, let me begin by addressing the central claim we have heard repeatedly, which is that Bill C-233 would somehow decimate Canada's defence industry and disrupt integrated supply chains. That assertion is simply incorrect. Bill C-233 would not prohibit exports. It would not restrict production. It …

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