S-228 — An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures)
Bill S-228 · Legislation · 10/28/2026, 5:47:19 AM
Bill summary
Based on the official bill text (Third reading) — Parliament of Canada (LEGISinfo/DocumentViewer)
Status
- The provided text identifies Bill S-228 as having received royal assent on June 15, 2026, as chapter 10 of the Statutes of Canada 2026.
What it does
- Adds section 268.1 to the Criminal Code, clarifying that a sterilization procedure is an act that wounds or maims a person for the purposes of subsection 268(1).
- Defines a sterilization procedure to include severing, clipping, tying or cauterizing all or part of a person’s Fallopian tubes, ovaries or uterus, as well as any other procedure that permanently prevents reproduction.
- The definition applies even if a later surgical procedure could reverse the sterilization.
Who it affects
- The amendment concerns sterilization procedures performed on people. The preamble states that sterilization without consent is a legacy of systemic discrimination, colonization and racism that disproportionately, but not exclusively, affects Indigenous and racialized persons.
Other details
- The provided text specifies no new powers, costs, implementation deadlines or coming-into-force date.
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