Petitions

Read what Canadians are asking Parliament to do, and follow the government’s response.

Parliament 45 · 1,598 petitions

e-7200

August 19, 2026

Government respondedElectronic

Adopt Senate‑amended Bill S‑2

Lori Idlout · 14,298 signatures

Petitioners ask the House of Commons to adopt Bill S-2 as amended by the Senate, restoring a single-parent rule and removing the second-generation and 1985 cut-offs, without further delay. The government responds that it supports addressing the cut-offs but is finishing collaborative consultations and implementation analysis and will not adopt the Senate-amended Bill S-2 until they conclude.

e-7262

August 19, 2026

Government respondedElectronic

Fund REACH facility

Eric Melillo · 1,073 signatures

Petitioners ask Canada to fund the REACH cultural and events hub in Red Lake, Ontario. The government responds that the Build Communities Strong Fund may support the project if Red Lake submits an eligible application.

e-7268

August 19, 2026

Government respondedElectronic

Expand rural mobile coverage

Marianne Dandurand · 611 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to ensure Compton—Stanstead residents have reliable mobile service by working with carriers and prioritizing rural coverage funding. The government responds that it is funding and regulating to improve coverage.

e-7317

August 19, 2026

Government respondedElectronic

Withdraw from NATO

Bardish Chagger · 623 signatures

Petitioners ask Canada to leave NATO, pull troops from Latvia, cut military spending, and consult on a peaceful foreign policy. The government responds it will remain in NATO, keep Latvia deployments to 2031, and increase defence investments.

e-7402

August 19, 2026

Government respondedElectronic

Increase harm reduction funding

Leah Gazan · 779 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to increase and restore funding for federal substance‑use and PHAC harm‑reduction programs, including Indigenous‑led projects, and to establish an interjurisdictional secretariat. The government responds it is investing and coordinating.

e-7435

August 19, 2026

Government respondedElectronic

Clear private sponsorship backlog

Salma Zahid · 3,309 signatures

Petitioners ask the House to clear 30,000 privately sponsored African refugees within one year (prioritizing Sudanese) using new immigration spaces, and to commission a study with enforceable service standards and timely TRPs. The government responds that IRCC is directing resources to Sub‑Saharan Africa, paused some private sponsorship intakes, and remains on track for Sudan commitments.

e-7343

August 14, 2026

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Pause Reciprocal Arrangements

Aaron Gunn · 1,565 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to pause expansion of Reciprocal Arrangements under Canada Shipping Act and review existing agreements to create a transparent governance framework supporting Canadian marine workforce development, training, safety and sovereignty.

e-7347

August 14, 2026

CertifiedElectronic

Mandatory by-elections for MPs

Cheryl Gallant · 338 signatures

Petitioners ask Canada to pass legislation requiring any MP who leaves the party under which they were elected to resign and seek a by-election before serving for a different party or as an independent.

e-7351

August 14, 2026

CertifiedElectronic

Federal recall and initiative law

Jamie Schmale · 1,102 signatures

Petitioners ask the House of Commons to enact federal recall and initiative law enabling voters to recall MPs, repeal laws proven biased or oppressive, strip recalled politicians’ pensions, and require a referendum to amend it.

e-7662

August 11, 2026

Open for signatureElectronic

Extend CLONTC land lease

David McKenzie · 620 signatures

Petitioners ask the Minister of National Defence to work with CLONTC owners and users to extend the land lease past 2028 and secure access for the Naval Museum of Alberta, HMCS Tecumseh and cadet corps.

Sign at the House of Commons

e-7601

August 11, 2026

Open for signatureElectronic

National early wildfire detection program

Vince Gasparro · 224 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to establish and fund a national early-wildfire detection program (drones, satellites, AI cameras) with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners, and to strengthen binding GHG targets and accelerate renewable energy.

Sign at the House of Commons

e-7593

August 10, 2026

Open for signatureElectronic

Amend First Nations Clean Water Act

Leah Gazan · 1,678 signatures

Petitioners ask that Bill C‑37 be amended to recognize the human right of all First Nations people to clean, safe drinking water, be UNDRIP‑compliant and receive sufficient funding to implement it.

Sign at the House of Commons

e-7655

August 10, 2026

Open for signatureElectronic

Align Airport Rescue and Firefighting

Wade Chang · 559 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to amend Part 303 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations to recognize passenger rescue, set minimum ARFF staffing, require ICAO three‑minute runway response times, and publicly report any differences.

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e-7656

August 10, 2026

Open for signatureElectronic

National lithium‑ion battery initiative

Wade Chang · 568 signatures

Petitioners ask Canada to create a National lithium‑ion battery initiative establishing national incident reporting and research, coordinating safety standards and training with provinces and municipalities, and funding protective equipment and suppression technologies.

Sign at the House of Commons

e-7657

August 10, 2026

Open for signatureElectronic

Index Memorial Grant Program

Wade Chang · 651 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government to raise the Memorial Grant Program's $300,000 benefit to reflect cumulative CPI growth since 2018 and to make the benefit automatically indexed annually to the Consumer Price Index.

Sign at the House of Commons

e-6608

August 7, 2026

CertifiedElectronic

Name a River-class destroyer

Ginette Petitpas Taylor · 71 signatures

Petitioners ask the Minister of National Defence to name one new River-class destroyer HMCS Petitcodiac, honoring the Petitcodiac River’s Mi'kmaq-derived name and its cultural and regional importance.

e-7251

August 7, 2026

CertifiedElectronic

Establish minimum social-media age

Kyle Seeback · 271 signatures

Petitioners ask the federal government to establish a national minimum age for social media and mandatory age verification, curb algorithmic targeting, support device‑free schools, strengthen minors’ image protections and fund preventative youth mental‑health programs.

e-7285

August 7, 2026

CertifiedElectronic

Recognize police memorial ribbon

Todd Doherty · 400 signatures

Petitioners ask Canada to recognize the Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Ribbon as the national symbol of remembrance for officers killed and require federal institutions to display it for National Memorial Week and after deaths.

e-7330

August 7, 2026

CertifiedElectronic

Three-step enforcement for parenting time

Ziad Aboultaif · 328 signatures

Petitioners ask the Minister of Justice to amend the Criminal Code to add a three-step enforcement for parenting-time violations: first a warning, then a fine, and a third offence criminal charge under s.127 or s.430.

e-7405

August 7, 2026

CertifiedElectronic

Condemn Israel death-penalty law

Heather McPherson · 1,541 signatures

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to condemn and designate Israel’s law as violating international humanitarian law, recall Canada’s ambassador, suspend bilateral trade and military agreements, and back an independent UN probe into Palestinian detention.