summary <div>The pre-release version of this Legislative

Summary is now available. Parliamentarians and their staff can obtain a copy by submitting a request or contacting the Library of Parliament. Members of the public can obtain a copy by contacting the Information Service at the Library of Parliament at Info@parl.gc.ca.<br/><br/>On March 2019, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness introduced Bill C-93,

An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis, in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-93 amends the Criminal Records Act to, among other things, allow persons who have been convicted under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Narcotic Control Act and the National Defence Act only of simple possession of cannabis offences committed before October 17, 2018 to apply for a record suspension without being subject to the period required by the Criminal Records Act for other offences or to the fee that is otherwise payable in applying for a suspension.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2019-03-01) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2019-05-06) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2019-05-28) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2019-06-03) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2019-06-06) Senate — First reading: Completed (2019-06-06) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2019-06-11) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2019-06-18) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2019-06-19) LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/42-1/c-93