Bill C-33 · 44th Parliament · Justin Trudeau
Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act
An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedNov. 17, 2022
- Debated in principleSept. 26, 2023
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberNot reached
- Passed the second chamberNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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- Justin TrudeauPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 17 November 2022, the Minister of Transport introduced Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway Safety Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act), and it was given first reading. Bill C-33 amends several Acts in order to strengthen the port system and railway safety in Canada. The enactment amends the Customs Act to require that, on request, any person in possession or control of imported goods make those goods available for examination in accordance with regulations and deliver those goods, or cause them to be delivered, to a secure area that meets the requirements set out in regulation. The enactment also amends the Railway Safety Act to, among other things, (a) add a definition of “safety” that includes the concept of security; (b) prohibit interference with any railway work, railway equipment or railway operation, or damage or destruction of any railway work or railway equipment, without lawful excuse, in a manner that threatens the safety…
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