Anti-terrorism Act, 2015

For other bills numbered C-51, see Bill C-51.

Anti-terrorism Act, 2015
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts
CitationAnti-terrorism Act, 2015, SC 2015, c. 20
Enacted byParliament of Canada
Royal assentJune 18, 2015
Legislative history
Bill citationC-51, 41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Introduced byPeter Van Loan[1]
First readingHouse of Commons January 30, 2015[1]
Second readingFebruary 23, 2015[2]
Third readingMay 6, 2015[3]
First readingSenate May 7, 2015[4]
Second readingMay 14, 2015[5]
Third readingJune 9, 2015[6]
Status: Amended

The Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 (French: Loi antiterroriste (2015)), introduced as, and referred to as Bill C-51, is an act of the Parliament of Canada passed by the Harper government that broadened the authority of Canadian government agencies to share information about individuals easily. It also expanded the mandate of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)[7] and was described as the first comprehensive reform of this kind since 2001.[8]

The bill was introduced and passed by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The Liberal Party supported the bill, although promised to amend the bill to improve it if elected. It was opposed by the Green Party, the Bloc Québecois, Strength in Democracy, and the New Democratic Party (NDP).

  1. ^ a b Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (January 30, 2015). "Anti-terrorism Act, 2015" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons. p. 10861.
  2. ^ Andrew Scheer, Speaker (February 23, 2015). "Anti-terrorism Act, 2015" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons. pp. 11558–11559.
  3. ^ Andrew Scheer, Speaker (February 23, 2015). "Anti-terrorism Act, 2015" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons. pp. 13560–13561.
  4. ^ Leo Housakos, Speaker (May 7, 2015). "Anti-terrorism Act, 2015" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate. p. 3308.
  5. ^ Leo Housakos, Speaker (May 14, 2015). "Anti-terrorism Act, 2015" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate. pp. 3399–3400.
  6. ^ Leo Housakos, Speaker (June 9, 2015). "Anti-terrorism Act, 2015" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate. p. 3601.
  7. ^ "Bill C-51 Could Be Used To Target Activists: Amnesty International". The Huffington Post.
  8. ^ "Insecurity and Human Rights: Canada's proposed national security laws fall short of international human rights requirements". amnesty.ca.