Strengthening Canada's Defence Sector Act
An Act respecting production, procurement and investment in relation to national defence and national security
- Introduced
- OCTOBER 6, 2026
Legislative timeline
- 1stOct 6, 2026
- 2nd—
- Comm.—
- 3rd—
- Senate—
- Assent—
Bill overview
Bill C-40, “Strengthening Canada's Defence Sector Act”, is a federal bill from session 45-1. Its long title is “An Act respecting production, procurement and investment in relation to national defence and national security”.
It reached first reading on October 6, 2026. Its latest recorded status is “Introduced”.
This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.
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