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How a federal bill becomes law

The Senate’s temporary chamber in the Senate of Canada Building, photographed in 2019; not a photograph of a particular bill’s passage.
The Senate’s temporary chamber in the Senate of Canada Building, photographed in 2019; not a photograph of a particular bill’s passage. Senate of Canada temporary chamber, 2019 · Kelvin Chan · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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A federal bill must be adopted in identical form by the House of Commons and the Senate and receive royal assent to become law. Its provisions may come into force at a later date.

Scope & context

Royal assent and coming into force are distinct steps.

Sources behind this record

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Department of Justice Canada

Both Chambers, royal assent and coming into force