Bill C-9

Second reading (Senate)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

Bill C-9 has passed the House and is being considered in the Senate.

Sponsor:Sean Fraser
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-09-19

Other Bills Numbered C-9

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

45-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

Second reading (Senate)
44-1

An Act to amend the Judges Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-2

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
43-1

An Act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act

Second reading (House)
42-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-2

An Act respecting the election and term of office of chiefs and councillors of certain First Nations and the composition of council of those First Nations

Law (royal assent given)
Law
41-1

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2012

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-3

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures

Law (royal assent given)
Law
40-2

An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-2

An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
39-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
38-1

An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-3

An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act (The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa)

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-2

An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law
37-1

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act

Law (royal assent given)
Law

Division Votes (7)

Division #93
Agreed To
2026-03-25T18:12:00

3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

186Yea
137Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
164Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 131N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 5N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #92
Negatived
2026-03-25T18:02:00

Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places) (recommittal to a committee)

125Yea
188Nay
10Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
2Y / 161N
Conservative
122Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 22N
NDP
0Y / 5N
Green Party
1Y / 0N
Division #86
Agreed To
2026-03-23T18:55:04

Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

188Yea
144Nay
4Paired

Vote by party

Liberal
166Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 138N
Bloc Québécois
22Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 5N
Green Party
0Y / 1N
Division #206
Agreed To
2022-10-31T15:15:00

2nd reading of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act

327Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
154Y / 0N
Conservative
115Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N
Division #201
Agreed To
2022-10-26T17:50:00

Time allocation for Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act

174Yea
144Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
149Y / 0N
Conservative
0Y / 111N
Bloc Québécois
0Y / 30N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
1Y / 1N
Independent
0Y / 2N
Division #21
Negatived
2020-11-06T14:00:00

Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) (report stage amendment)

144Yea
171Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
0Y / 145N
Conservative
112Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
31Y / 0N
NDP
0Y / 22N
Green Party
0Y / 3N
Independent
1Y / 1N
Division #20
Agreed To
2020-11-05T15:00:35

2nd reading of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy)

323Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
151Y / 0N
Conservative
114Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
30Y / 0N
NDP
23Y / 0N
Green Party
3Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (532)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-9.

Mel Arnold2026-03-26
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…tions I have today are from residents of Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies. They are concerned about Bill C-9, which was passed in this House but is still going through the Senate. They call upon the government to reject any amendments to Bill C-9 that remove the religious exemption from Canada's hate speech…

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Leslyn Lewis2026-03-26
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…peaker, I am rising to present a petition from concerned Canadians across the country on government Bill C-9, the combatting hate act, which passed third reading yesterday in the House. The petitioners worry that amendments made by the government would limit religious expression, and they are concerned that…

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Dan Muys2026-03-26
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…honour to rise again today to present another petition on behalf of Canadians opposed to government Bill C-9, which they see as a threat to freedom of religion and freedom of expression. We have seen the consequences of that in other jurisdictions. The petitioners are calling upon the government to withdraw…

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Richard Bragdon2026-03-26
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…a petition on behalf of Canadians from coast to coast who are gravely concerned with the passage of Bill C-9 through the House. Their concerns relate, in particular, to the Liberal-Bloc amendment pertaining to Bill C-9, which was passed at the justice committee, that removes the good-faith religious defence…

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Hon. Jill McKnight2026-03-25
Combatting Hate Act
Procedural

Government Orders

moved that Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places), be read the third time and passed.

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Patricia Lattanzio2026-03-25
Combatting Hate Act
0

Government Orders

… and be in strong support of the government's combatting hate bill, strong and decisive measures in Bill C-9 that would protect Canadians from hate, intimidation and violence, while fully respecting the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which makes our beautiful country a beacon of democracy and inclusion. Th…

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Hon. Kevin Lamoureux2026-03-25
Combatting Hate Act
0

Government Orders

… is caused when we have the official opposition spreading misinformation to the degree they have on Bill C-9. I think of the individuals who attend our gurdwaras, mosques, temples and so forth. The impact, I would suggest, is that it creates fear and does more damage than good. I wonder if the member could …

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Kurt Holman2026-03-25
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

…half of the people of London—Fanshawe and also on behalf of my fellow Canadians with concerns about Bill C-9. The concern is that Bill C-9 could be used to criminalize passages from religious texts, including the Bible, the Quran, the Torah and other sacred texts. Freedom of expression and freedom of religi…

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Ted Falk2026-03-25
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, I also bring forward a petition addressing Bill C-9, which will be voted on later today. The petitioning Canadian citizens wish to bring to the attention of the government the fact that the Liberals have proposed removing from the Criminal Code safegu…

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Jacob Mantle2026-03-25
Petitions
0

Routine Proceedings

Mr. Speaker, I am presenting a petition today, again, on Bill C-9. I may sound like a broken record here, but some truths just bear repeating. Petitioners in my community are calling on the government to reverse course and not remove long-standing protections from …

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