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. Vance Badawey2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

…bers and all parties of the House for participating in this very important second reading debate on Bill C-33, strengthening the port system and railway safety in Canada act, with respect to improving the safety and security at Canada's marine ports. I would like to further describe the rationale for the mea…

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Mr. Mark Gerretsen2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to speak to Bill C-33. Let me begin by thanking the sponsor, the Minister of Transport, and you for allowing me to participate in the very important second reading debate on this bill, strengthening the port system and ra…

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Mr. Garnett Genuis2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to address the House today on Bill C-33. I hope members had productive summers in their ridings. It is good to be back to reconnect with my colleagues on all sides of the House. Bill C-33, on the face of it, deals with the technical subjec…

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Mr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

…nsane. The members on the other side need to wake up. Unfortunately, there is nothing about this in Bill C-33. If it is possible to improve the situation or at least combat this phenomenon by amending this bill, we are very willing to do so. Since there is very little text in this bill for us to amend, we wi…

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Mr. Warren Steinley2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to join the debate today on Bill C-33, the strengthening the port system and railway safety in Canada act. The parliamentary secretary asked a great question about how we could fix this bill once it went to committee. Being on the Standi…

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Mr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, we may have amendments to that effect, of course. However, we will have to see if Bill C-33 allows for that. When an amendment is introduced, it has to relate to the text, and there is not much text regarding the Customs Act in the current bill. We will certainly try to find a way. If we do…

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Ms. Julie Dzerowicz2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

…g of Davenport, which, for those who do not know, is in downtown west Toronto. I am here to talk on Bill C-33. The formal title is very long, but I am going to say it. It is an act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Sec…

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Mr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

Madam Speaker, the Lac-Mégantic tragedy happened in 2013, and Bill C-33 was introduced in 2023, 10 years later. Ten years passed between those two events, and the Liberals were in power for eight of those 10 years. Why is it that, even in urgent situations where people a…

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Mr. Alexandre Boulerice2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
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Government Orders

… were initially introduced by the Conservatives but then maintained by the Liberals. Unfortunately, Bill C-33 does not fix anything. Self-inspections, the lack of a two-driver requirement and the absence of requirements for brakes on these vehicles mean that a tragedy like this could happen again. Are the Li…

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker2023-09-21
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety i…
Procedural

Government Orders

…uant to order made earlier today, all questions necessary to dispose of the second reading stage 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 …

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