Hon. Brent Cotter, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented the following report:

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to present its

SIXTEENTH REPORT

Your committee, to which was referred Bill S-212, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation, has, in obedience to the order of reference of November 3, 2022, examined the said bill and now reports the same with the following amendments:

1.Clause 11, pages 6 and 7:

(a) On page 6,

(i) replace line 31 with the following:

(ii) replace line 35 with the following:

“that has been imposed for an offence; and

(b) on page 7, delete lines 28 to 34.

2.Clause 21, page 10: Add the following after line 14:

3.Clause 24, page 11: Replace line 6 with the following:

“(Subsection 6.3(2) and sections 7 and 7.2)”.

4.Clause 25, page 11: Replace line 10 with the following:

“(Subsection 6.3(2) and sections 7 and 7.2)”.

Respectfully submitted,

BRENT COTTER

Chair