An Act to establish a procedure for expunging certain historically unjust convictions and to make related amendments to other Acts

Short title: Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act Bill C-66 (42-1) Status: Royal assent received Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (Regina—Wascana) Latest stage: Royal assent Legislative

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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 November 2017, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness introduced Bill C-66,

An Act to establish a procedure for expunging certain historically unjust convictions and to make related amendments to other Acts (Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.<br/><br/>Bill C-66 creates a procedure for expunging certain historically unjust convictions and provides for the destruction or removal of the judicial records of those convictions from federal repositories and systems. It gives the Parole Board of Canada jurisdiction to order or refuse to order expungement of a conviction.

The enactment deems a person who is convicted of an offence for which expungement is ordered never to have been convicted of that offence. The enactment provides that an application for an expungement order may be made in respect of convictions involving consensual sexual activity between same-sex persons related to the offences of gross indecency, buggery and anal intercourse. The enactment provides that the Governor in Council may add certain offences to the

schedule and establish criteria that must be satisfied for expungement of a conviction to be ordered.

The enactment also makes related amendments to other Acts.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2017-11-28) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2017-12-08) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2017-12-12) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2017-12-13) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2017-12-13) Senate — First reading: Completed (2017-12-14) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2018-03-27) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2018-05-07) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2018-05-30) Full bill text is not included in the LEGISinfo JSON export.

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