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Status and purpose

• Bill C-281 received first reading on June 3, 2026.
• It would require country-of-origin labelling for Canadian flags that are at least 20 cm wide and 30 cm long.

Textile Labelling Act

• The bill would add a prohibition on dealers selling, importing into Canada or advertising a qualifying Canadian flag unless the flag itself has a label stating its country of origin.
• For this requirement, “country of origin” is defined by the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations.

Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act

• The bill would also prohibit dealers from selling, importing into Canada or advertising a qualifying prepackaged Canadian flag unless the product has a label stating its country of origin. The bill’s summary describes this as a label on the packaging.

Other details

• The provided text specifies no new powers, costs or implementation deadline.