Bill C-238
Report stage · Commons
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders)
This bill would amend the Criminal Code to strengthen or expand the use of restitution orders, which require convicted offenders to repay victims for financial losses caused by their crimes.
Sponsor · Viviane Lapointe
What it means for you
If a community organization dealing with crime in front-line services suffered financial losses from crime, courts would have stronger tools to order the person convicted to pay them back.
The debate · 3 points
Supporters say
- People who profit from human trafficking cause lasting harm that extends beyond individual victims to families, communities, and social services — they should be required to contribute financially to repairing that harm.
- Recovery from trafficking is long and costly, involving mental health care, housing, addiction treatment, and employment support; restitution orders would help fund these real expenses rather than leaving them to survivors, charities, and taxpayers.
- Frontline organizations providing survivor support operate under chronic funding pressure; requiring offenders to contribute to recovery costs recognizes the essential role these organizations play.
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