The government introduced
Bill C-9 on September 19, 2025. The bill has been sent to a parliamentary committee to be studied.
The bill defines hatred and creates four new offences in the
Criminal Code. It also removes the requirement that the Attorney General consent to laying charges for hate propaganda offences.
An amendment to the bill may be proposed to remove the good faith religious belief defence from the hate speech provisions in section 319(2) of the
Criminal Code.
Download the
EFC's three-page summary (PDF, Oct. 6, 2025).
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