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Historical information The information below relates to a prior session. This bill received royal assent on Thursday, June 22, 2023

Statutes of Canada 2023, c. 23

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Progress

House of Commons

First reading

Completed on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 End of stage activity Introduction and first reading, Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, April 5, 2022	Sitting 53

Second reading

Completed on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 End of stage activity Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Friday, May 13, 2022	Sitting 71 Major speeches Show major speeches at second reading
Monday, May 30, 2022	Sitting 77
Tuesday, May 31, 2022	Sitting 78 Agreed to (Vote 112) 2nd reading and referral to committee - CHPC

Consideration in committee

Completed on Friday, December 9, 2022 End of stage activity Committee report presented with amendments, Friday, December 9, 2022 Committee report Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Study details

Committee meetings

Meeting date	Minutes
Friday, September 23, 2022	Meeting 43
Tuesday, September 27, 2022	Meeting 44
Tuesday, October 18, 2022	Meeting 47
Friday, October 21, 2022	Meeting 48
Friday, October 28, 2022	Meeting 50
Tuesday, November 1, 2022	Meeting 51
Friday, November 4, 2022	Meeting 52
Friday, November 18, 2022	Meeting 54
Tuesday, November 22, 2022	Meeting 55
Friday, November 25, 2022	Meeting 56
Tuesday, November 29, 2022	Meeting 57
Friday, December 2, 2022	Meeting 58
Tuesday, December 6, 2022	Meeting 59
Friday, December 9, 2022	Meeting 60

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Friday, December 9, 2022	Sitting 145

Report stage

Completed on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 End of stage activity Concurrence at report stage, Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, December 13, 2022	Sitting 147

Third reading

Completed on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 End of stage activity Third reading, Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, December 13, 2022	Sitting 147
Wednesday, December 14, 2022	Sitting 148 Agreed to (Vote 244) 3rd reading

Senate

First reading

Completed on Thursday, February 2, 2023 End of stage activity First reading, Thursday, February 2, 2023

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, February 2, 2023	Sitting 96

Second reading

Completed on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 End of stage activities Second reading, Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Referral to committee, Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Tuesday, February 7, 2023	Sitting 97 Major speeches Show major speeches at second reading
Thursday, February 9, 2023	Sitting 99
Thursday, February 16, 2023	Sitting 102
Tuesday, March 7, 2023	Sitting 103
Thursday, March 9, 2023	Sitting 105
Tuesday, March 28, 2023	Sitting 109
Thursday, March 30, 2023	Sitting 111 Major speeches Show major speeches at second reading
Tuesday, April 18, 2023	Sitting 112

Consideration in committee

Completed on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 End of stage activity Committee report presented with amendments, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Committee reports Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications Studies and bills

Committee meetings

Meeting date	Details
Tuesday, April 25, 2023	Meeting 50
Tuesday, May 2, 2023	Meeting 51
Wednesday, May 3, 2023	Meeting 52
Tuesday, May 9, 2023	Meeting 53
Wednesday, May 10, 2023	Meeting 54
Tuesday, May 30, 2023	Meeting 57
Wednesday, May 31, 2023	Meeting 58
Tuesday, June 6, 2023	Meeting 59
Wednesday, June 7, 2023	Meeting 60
Tuesday, June 13, 2023	Meeting 61

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Wednesday, June 14, 2023	Sitting 134

Report stage

Completed on Thursday, June 15, 2023 End of stage activity Committee report adopted, Thursday, June 15, 2023

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, June 15, 2023	Sitting 135

Third reading

Completed on Thursday, June 15, 2023 End of stage activity Third reading, Thursday, June 15, 2023

Chamber sittings

Sitting date	Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, June 15, 2023	Sitting 135

Consideration of messages between the Senate and House of Commons

Message date	Type	Debates (Hansard)
Thursday, June 15, 2023	Message sent to the House of Commons	Sitting 135
Monday, June 19, 2023	Consideration of Senate amendments	Sitting 216
Tuesday, June 20, 2023	Consideration of Senate amendments	Sitting 217
Wednesday, June 21, 2023	Consideration of Senate amendments	Sitting 218
Wednesday, June 21, 2023	Concurrence in the motion respecting Senate amendments	Sitting 218
Wednesday, June 21, 2023	Message sent to the Senate	Sitting 218
Thursday, June 22, 2023	Consideration of House of Commons amendments	Sitting 138
Thursday, June 22, 2023	Concurrence in the motion respecting House of Commons Amendments	Sitting 138

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 111 — Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Result: Negatived Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (amendment) Yeas: 117 Nays: 206 Paired: 0 Total: 323 Vote 112 — Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Result: Agreed To 2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada Yeas: 207 Nays: 116 Paired: 0 Total: 323 Vote 244 — Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Result: Agreed To 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada Yeas: 213 Nays: 114 Paired: 0 Total: 327 Vote 390 — Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Result: Agreed To Time allocation for Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada Yeas: 170 Nays: 144 Paired: 4 Total: 318 Vote 405 — Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Result: Negatived Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (reasoned amendment) Yeas: 114 Nays: 210 Paired: 2 Total: 326 Vote 406 — Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Result: Agreed To Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada Yeas: 208 Nays: 113 Paired: 2 Total: 323

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.

Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date	Speech	Member of Parliament
Friday, May 13, 2022	Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 71)	Chris Bittle (Liberal)
Friday, May 13, 2022	Response speech(Sitting 71)	John Nater (Conservative)
Friday, May 13, 2022	Response speech(Sitting 71)	Sébastien Lemire (Bloc Québécois)
Friday, May 13, 2022	Response speech(Sitting 71)	Alexandre Boulerice (NDP)

Senate

Speech date	Speech	Senator
Tuesday, February 7, 2023	Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 97)	Peter Harder (Progressive Senate Group)
Thursday, March 30, 2023	Response speech(Sitting 111)	Fabian Manning (Conservative)

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Legislative summary

A legislative summary of this bill is available from the Library of Parliament.

Similar bills

No similar bills were introduced during previous sessions or Parliaments

Departmental information

Press releases

Government introduces a bill to ensure fair compensation for news media and the sustainability of local news (2022-04-05 | Department of Canadian Heritage)

Background information

Backgrounder – Government introduces legislation to ensure fair compensation for news media and the sustainability of local news (2022-04-05 | Department of Canadian Heritage) Charter Statement - Bill C-18: An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada (Tabled on 2022-06-21)

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Further reading

Facebook in Canada : nothing to see here. Economist, 451 (9397): p.35-36 Leader : new media v old media : no news is bad news. Economist, 451 (9397): p.10 Paying for news : what Google and Meta owe US publishers. P. A. Holder. Initiative for Policy Dialogue Proposed Online News Act has mandatory arbitration, production orders, $15M-per-day penalties. Cristin Schmitz. The Lawyer's Daily The churn : media turmoil through the eyes of Bill Fox [book review]. Simpson, Jeffrey. Literary review of Canada, 30(10): p.7-9 Cost Estimate for Bill C-18: Online News Act (Published on 2022-10-06) Department of Canadian Heritage. Stakeholder engagement on fair revenue sharing between digital platforms and news media. Department of Canadian Heritage. The Online News Act. Schmitz, Cristin. “Proposed Online News Act has mandatory arbitration, production orders, $15M-per-day penalties.” The Lawyer's Daily, April 6, 2022. Some publications are only available in English or French. Export as: JSON XML

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