C-221 — An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims)
Bill C-221 · Legislation · 10/28/2026, 5:47:19 AM
Bill summary
Based on the official bill text (Reprinted as amended by the standing committee on public safety and national security as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at report stage and as reported to the House on September 25, 2026) — Parliament of Canada (LEGISinfo/DocumentViewer)
Purpose
- Bill C-221 would amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act so that certain dates disclosed to victims are accompanied by explanations of how they were determined.
- It affects victims receiving the information and offenders to whom the dates apply.
Changes to disclosure
- Under section 26, explanations would accompany:
- Eligibility and review dates for temporary absences or parole.
- Any date on which the offender is to be released on temporary absence, work release, parole or statutory release.
- Under section 142, explanations would accompany:
- Eligibility and review dates for unescorted temporary absences or parole.
- Any date on which the offender is to be released on unescorted temporary absence, parole or statutory release, or on an escorted temporary absence requiring Board approval under the specified Criminal Code provision.
Coming into force
- The bill would amend the Protecting Victims Act so that its subsection 190(4) and section 194 come into force on the first anniversary of Bill C-221 receiving royal assent, or earlier if the Governor in Council fixes an earlier date.
- Bill C-221’s disclosure amendments would come into force on that same day.
- Other listed provisions of the Protecting Victims Act would come into force on a day fixed by the Governor in Council.
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