Advocacy & Legislative Review

Throughout the year, the CAPB makes representation to the federal government on behalf of local police governing authorities. In the past, the CAPB has provided input on issues such as lawful access, non-returnable warrants, cross-border law enforcement, Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs), gun control, amendments to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, protection of children, law enforcement, criminal liability and strengthening civilian oversight of police.

Every spring the CAPB Board of Directors meets with both the federal Minister of Justice and the Solicitor General of Canada. The meetings provide an opportunity for the CAPB to highlight emerging or ongoing issues about which members have expressed concern. It also gives the Ministers a chance to receive valuable feedback on their initiatives from stakeholders across the country and to share their goals with the CAPB membership.

Current Legislation under review by CAPB Law Reform Committee

Bills Before the House of Commons

Bill Number	Bill Title	Description	Status
C-10	Safe Streets and Communities Act	An Act to enact the Justice forVictims of Terrorism Act and to amend the State Immunity Act, the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and other Acts Legislative Summary	Second Reading in the Senate (2011-12-16)
C-19	Ending the Long-gun Registry Act	An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act Legislative Summary	Committee Report Presented in the House of Commons (2011-11-30)
C-26	Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act	An Act to amend the Criminal Code (citizen's arrest and the defences of property and persons) Legislative Summary	Second Reading and Referral to Committee in the House of Commons (2011-12-15)

Bills Before the Senate

Bill Number	Bill Title	Description	Status
S-2	Improvements to the National Sex Offender Registry. Passed by the Senate and now before House Public Safety Committee.	This enactment amends the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the National Defence Act to enhance police investigation of crimes of a sexual nature and allow police services to use the national database proactively to prevent crimes of a sexual nature. It also amends the Criminal Code and the International Transfer of Offenders Act to require sex offenders arriving in Canada to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act. It also amends the Criminal Code to provide that sex offenders who are subject to a mandatory requirement to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act are also subject to a mandatory requirement to provide a sample for forensic DNA analysis. It also amends the National Defence Act to reflect the amendments to the Criminal Code relating to the registration of sex offenders. Legislative Summary	Second Reading in the House of Commons and Referred to Committee (June 15, 2010)
S-6	An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act (Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act)	This enactment amends the Criminal Code with regard to the right of persons convicted of murder or high treason to be eligible to apply for early parole. It also amends the International Transfer of Offenders Act. Legislative Summary	Third Reading in the Senate (June 29, 2010)
S-7	Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.	This enactment creates, in order to deter terrorism, a cause of action that allows victims of terrorism to sue perpetrators of terrorism and their supporters. The enactment also amends the State Immunity Act  to prevent a foreign state from claiming immunity from the jurisdiction of Canadian courts in respect of actions that relate to its support of terrorism. Legislative Summary	Second Reading in the Senate and Referred to Committee (June 17, 2010)
S-9	An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime) (Tackling Auto Theft and Property Crime Act)	This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create offences in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle, the alteration, removal or obliteration of a vehicle identification number, the trafficking of property or proceeds obtained by crime and the possession of such property or proceeds for the purposes of trafficking, and to provide for an in rem prohibition of the importation or exportation of such property or proceeds. Legislative Summary	First Reading in the House of Commons (June 10, 2010)
S-10	Amendments to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to create minimum mandatory sentences in defined circumstances and offences.	This enactment amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to provide for minimum penalties for serious drug offences, to increase the maximum penalty for cannabis (marihuana) production and to reschedule certain substances from Schedule III to that Act to Schedule I. Legislative Summary	First Reading in the Senate (May 5, 2010)

Private Members' Bills

Bill Number	Bill Title	Description	Status
C-268	Amendments to Criminal Code to create minimum mandatory sentences for human trafficking of persons under 18. Passed by House and now before Senate.	This enactment amends the Criminal Code to include a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of five years for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years.	Royal Assent (June 29, 2010)
C-391	An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (repeal of long-gun registry)	This enactment amends the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act to repeal the requirement to obtain a registration certificate for firearms that are neither prohibited firearms nor restricted firearms.	Committee Report tabled in the House of Commons (June 9, 2010)
C-391	Brief that CAPB presented to the SECU committee on Bill C-391	This enactment amends the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act to repeal the requirement to obtain a registration certificate for firearms that are neither prohibited firearms nor restricted firearms.	Committee Report tabled in the House of Commons (June 9, 2010)