Bill C-33

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Appropriation Act No. 3, 2026-27

Bill C-33 has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Sponsor:Shafqat Ali
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-06-08

Other Bills Numbered C-33

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 14 sessions:

45-1

Appropriation Act No. 3, 2026-27

Law (royal assent given)
Law
44-1

Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act

Report stage (House)
43-2

Appropriation Act No. 2, 2021-22

Law (royal assent given)
Law
42-1

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Second reading (House)
41-2

First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act

In committee (House)
41-1

Protecting Air Service Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

Safer Railways Act

Report stage (House)
40-2

An Act to amend the War Veterans Allowance Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

Income Tax Amendments Act, 2006

Second reading (Senate)
38-1

Budget Implementation Act, 2004, No. 2

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act

Second reading (House)
37-2

International Transfer of Offenders Act

Report stage (House)
37-1

Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (7)

Division #140
Agreed To
2026-06-08T23:20:16

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-33, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027

191Yea
134Nay
12Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
167Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 134N
Bloc Québécois
17Y / 0N
NDP
5Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #411
Agreed To
2023-09-26T15:25:00

2nd reading of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

212Yea
114Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
153Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 114N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
3Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Division #410
Negatived
2023-09-26T15:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (reasoned amendment)

116Yea
209Nay
2Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
1Y / 151N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 31N
NDP
0Y / 23N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #367
Agreed To
2023-06-12T13:00:00

Time allocation for Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

174Yea
147Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 113N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Independent
1Y / 2N
Green Party
0Y / 2N
Division #154
Agreed To
2021-06-17T23:55:37

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-33, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

208Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
148Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #153
Agreed To
2021-06-17T22:50:21

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-33, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

209Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #152
Agreed To
2021-06-17T22:45:49

2nd reading of Bill C-33, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022

209Yea
118Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 117N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Independent
4Y / 1N
Green Party
1Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (170)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-33.

Mr. Damien Kurek2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…my colleague just made addressing some of the challenges that are faced, certainly when it comes to Bill C-33. There are some significant trade challenges that the prairie provinces are facing when it comes to getting our commodities to market. I know some of the trade challenges are starting to make headlin…

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Mrs. Rachael Thomas2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…ll that was put out for meaningful change. Overall, this bill is an abysmal failure in that regard. Bill C-33 is a failed attempt to strengthen the port system and railway safety. It amends several acts in order to do that. It was drafted in response to the Railway Safety Act review and the ports modernizati…

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Hon. Dan Vandal2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…ree or four years with the supply chains and the pandemic. Our ports have suffered because of that. Bill C-33 would modernize the way Canada's marine and railway transportation systems operate. We would remove systemic barriers to create a more fluid, more secure and resilient supply. The bill would expand p…

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Mr. Churence Rogers2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…emain competitive, our government needs to adopt a comprehensive approach to supply chain planning. Bill C-33 considers ports as central nodes in a complex, interdependent system and enables them to capitalize on their important position in Canada's intricate supply chain. The tools proposed in this bill wou…

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Mr. Churence Rogers2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Madam Speaker, the issues I raised in my speech about Bill C-33 are all related to supply chain needs. They are related to the connection with rail, marine and air services, which all interconnect to help improve our supply chain. As we know, for the past three o…

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Mr. Taylor Bachrach2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…of the people of Skeena—Bulkley Valley in beautiful northwest B.C. and speak to the bill before us, Bill C-33, an act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine …

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Mr. Taylor Bachrach2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…oing to ensure those are protected from the impact of shipping traffic, and I look forward to that. Bill C-33, as others have said, is not as ambitious as it could be, but we look forward to working, through the committee process, with all parties to strengthen it and see if we can get it to the point where …

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Mr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…rticle. The article also talks about the supply chain. What would be interesting to know is what in Bill C-33 will truly help the supply chain. However, if we read the bill carefully, we can see that there is not much there that affects the supply chain. There is virtually nothing, unless the minister wants …

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Mr. Jacques Gourde2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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…during the committee study, he will be pointing out to the government that there are no measures in Bill C-33 to stop stolen vehicles from being shipped out of Canada. I for one could not find do not see any. One of my constituents told me that he had a tracking chip in his vehicle and that he knew that his …

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Mr. Michael Cooper2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Madam Speaker, I rise to speak on Bill C-33, legislation that would amend several acts and pertains to Canada's ports and railways. The legislation was initiated following reviews by the government, beginning in 2017 and 2018, respecting railw…

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