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Bill S-206

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 18, 2022
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)
  • This bill amends the Criminal Code to allow jurors to disclose information about jury proceedings to health care professionals in certain situations. Currently, jurors are prohibited from disclosing such information. However, this bill creates an exception where jurors can share information with health care professionals for medical or psychiatric treatment or counseling related to their service as a juror. The health care professional must be legally authorized to provide these services in their respective province. This bill received royal assent on October 18, 2022 and will come into force 90 days after that.
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House Motion No. 97

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 18, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
2nd reading of Bill S-206, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors)