S-202Government of Canada
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (coercive control of an intimate partner)
Recognizes patterns of non-physical abuse that family-violence experts have argued underlie most femicide cases.
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Royal AssentQuick learn
Makes it a crime to control an intimate partner through patterns of non-physical abuse — isolating them, controlling their money, surveillance. Most femicide cases follow these patterns first.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
- Third reading
Final debate and vote in the originating chamber.
Official source
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