An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments

Short title: Public Complaints and Review Commission Act Bill C-20 (44-1) Status: Royal assent received Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs (Beauséjour) Latest stage: Royal assent Legislative

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summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information, Education and Research Services of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive

summary is available.<br/><br/>On May 2022, the Minister of Public Safety introduced Bill C-20,

An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments (Public Complaints and Review Commission Act), and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-20 among other things,<br/><br/>(

a) establishes, as a replacement of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, an independent body, called the Public Complaints and Review Commission, to<br/><br/>(

i) review and investigate complaints concerning the conduct and level of service of Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canada Border Services Agency personnel, and<br/><br/>(ii) conduct reviews of specified activities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency;<br/><br/>(

b) authorizes the Chairperson of the Public Complaints and Review Commission to recommend the initiation of disciplinary processes or the imposition of disciplinary measures in relation to individuals who have been the subject of complaints;<br/><br/>(

c) amends the Canada Border Services Agency Act to provide for the investigation of serious incidents involving officers and employees of the Canada Border Services Agency;<br/><br/>(

d) amends the English version of federal statutes and orders, regulations and other instruments to replace references to the “Force” with references to “RCMP”; and<br/><br/>(

e) makes consequential amendments to other Acts.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2022-05-19) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2022-11-25) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2023-11-09) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2024-06-10) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2024-06-11) Senate — First reading: Completed (2024-06-11) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2024-06-20) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2024-10-22) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2024-10-31) Full bill text is not included in the LEGISinfo JSON export. Open the official Parliament of Canada bill page for the complete document.