| Assisted Human Reproduction Act | |
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| Parliament of Canada | |
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| Citation | S.C. 2004, c. 2 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of Canada |
| Assented to | March 29, 2004 |
| Commenced | ss. 1 to 7, 9 to 11, 13, 20, 60 to 71 and 73 in force 22 April 2004; ss. 21 to 39, 72, 74, 75 and 77, other than par. 24(1)(a), (e) and (g), in force 12 January 2006; s. 8 in force 1 December 2007; ss. 12, 14 to 19, par. 24(1)(a), (e) and (g), ss. 40 to 59 and 76 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | 37th Parliament, Bill C-6 |
| Introduced by | Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Health |
| First reading | House: February 11, 2004, Senate: February 11, 2004 |
| Second reading | House: February 11, 2004, Senate: February 13, 2004 |
| Third reading | House: February 11, 2004, Senate: March 11, 2004 |
| Committee report | House: February 11, 2004 Committee of the Whole, Senate: March 9, 2004 (Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology) |
| Amended by | |
| Access to Information Act Financial Administration Act Privacy Act Public Service Staff Relations Act Public Service Superannuation Act | |
The Assisted Human Reproduction Act (French: Loi sur la procréation assistée) is law enacted by the Parliament of Canada.[1] Its purpose is to regulate assisted human reproduction (AHR) and related research. It is one of the most comprehensive pieces of legislation in the world concerning reproductive technologies and related research.[citation needed] It was introduced and passed in 2004 and was fully in force by 2007.
The Act was meant to provide Canadians with a system of licensing, monitoring, inspection and enforcement of activities relating to AHR in order to protect and promote Canadians' health, safety and values. It identifies prohibited activities, as well as controlled activities, which are AHR activities that can be performed in Canada but require a licence and adherence to the regulations.[2] However, a 2010 Supreme Court case that ruled that certain sections of the Act exceeded the federal government's legislative power means that the scope of the Act's regulatory framework was significantly reduced (see below).