An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct)
Bill C-202 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill amending the Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) to create a new offence of controlling or coercive conduct in an intimate-partner relationship, parallel to UK Coercive Control Act 2015 (Serious Crime Act 2015 s. 76) and similar Australian legislation. The bill would have created an indictable offence with maximum 10-year imprisonment for course-of-conduct controlling or coercive behaviour causing serious harm. Endorsed by Women's Shelters Canada and the Canadian Centre for Women's Empowerment. Did not pass third reading; some elements were considered for inclusion in Bill C-63 (Online Harms Act) before it stalled.
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Would create a new Criminal Code offence of controlling or coercive conduct in an intimate-partner relationship, with a maximum 10-year sentence on indictment. Modeled on the UK's 2015 Coercive Control offence (Serious Crime Act 2015 section 76) and similar Australian legislation. Endorsed by Women's Shelters Canada. Did not pass third reading; some elements were considered for inclusion in Bill C-63 (Online Harms Act) before that bill stalled. Reintroduced as C-332.
Issues this bill touches
- Gender Equality & Reproductive Rights
Earlier coercive-control bill targeting controlling behaviour in intimate-partner relationships.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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