Read what Canadians are asking Parliament to do, and follow the government’s response.
Parliament 45 · 1,598 petitions
451-00568
April 13, 2026
Cathay Wagantall · 30 signatures
Petitioners ask the government to protect religious freedom by ensuring Bill C‑9 cannot criminalize reading or sharing sacred texts. The government responds that good‑faith religious expression is protected and the bill will codify this.
451-00569
April 13, 2026
Cathay Wagantall · 48 signatures
Petitioners ask that Bill C-9 explicitly exempt reading, sharing and teaching of sacred texts from criminal liability. The government responds that freedom of religion is protected and Bill C-9 does not criminalize good-faith religious expression.
451-00570
April 13, 2026
Cathay Wagantall · 29 signatures
Petitioners ask the Liberal government to amend Bill C‑9 to protect reading and sharing of sacred texts by codifying a good‑faith religious defence. The government responds that Charter and existing law protect good‑faith religious expression.
e-6492
April 13, 2026
Tom Osborne · 575 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to declare pancreatic cancer a national priority and enact reimbursed national guidelines, increase research funding, cover trial travel costs, and strengthen pCPA oversight and trial modernization. The government responds that Health Canada is modernizing clinical-trial regulations, CIHR funds pancreatic research and the pCPA is improving negotiation timelines.
e-6585
April 13, 2026
Yvan Baker · 1,874 signatures
Petitioners ask Canada to negotiate a CANZUK pact to enable graduate mobility with credential recognition, pursue long‑term free movement, deepen defence ties and join UK sixth‑generation fighter work. The government responds that Canada already collaborates with those partners on mobility and defence, is assessing sixth‑generation aircraft participation, and says recognition changes require provincial approval.
e-6623
April 13, 2026
Leah Gazan · 1,583 signatures
Petitioners ask the House of Commons to create a national food-assistance program that ensures low-income, disabled, single adults without children can access adequate, nutritious food. The government responds it has introduced measures (Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, Canada Disability Benefit, automatic federal benefits) and will continue evaluating short- and long-term solutions.
e-6629
April 13, 2026
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · 575 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to lower the federal voting age to 16 and work with provinces on civic education, youth policymaking, and encouraging similar provincial and municipal reforms. The government responds that law and the Charter set voting age at 18, noting pre‑registration and other youth participation options.
e-6722
April 13, 2026
Karina Gould · 664 signatures
Petitioners ask to raise the RDSP lifetime limit to $300,000 and index contribution room annually. The government responds that the $200,000 limit reflected expert advice and suffices to access grants and bonds.
e-6771
April 13, 2026
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith · 7,280 signatures
Petitioners ask the Minister to ban force‑feeding ducks and geese for foie gras, prohibit import and sale of force‑fed foie gras, and fund producers’ shift to plant agriculture. The government responds federal role is limited.
e-6806
April 13, 2026
Jamil Jivani · 3,139 signatures
Petitioners ask Parliament to investigate Canada Post’s finances and executive conflicts of interest, preserve the moratorium on rural and Indigenous post office closures, and expand services like postal banking and prescription delivery. The government responds that it accepted the Industrial Inquiry Commission’s recommendations, is implementing changes and will consider service expansion while maintaining oversight.
e-6808
April 13, 2026
Jenny Kwan · 3,342 signatures
Petitioners ask Parliament to close Canada’s arms-export loopholes, remove U.S. exemptions, and strengthen controls to stop transfers that risk human-rights abuses. The government responds it already denies permits when substantial misuse risk exists.
e-6873
April 13, 2026
John Barlow · 602 signatures
Petitioners ask repeal of CPP regulation 76.1(1) to restore disability and retirement pensions as protected contributory entitlements. The government responds that insurers may offset CPP disability payments, but reimbursement agreements with consent protect claimants.
e-6884
April 13, 2026
Alexandre Boulerice · 7,483 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to establish a public federal Animal Abuse Offender Registry of convictions and guilty pleas under CC ss.445–447, with 10‑year listings, youth excluded, suspended records restricted, and 21‑day reporting. The government responds it is not considering a registry and says it requires careful study to balance enforcement, privacy and rehabilitation.
e-6958
April 13, 2026
Glen Motz · 551 signatures
Petitioners ask Canada to press Russia, using sanctions and diplomacy, to immediately return all Ukrainian children unlawfully deported or transferred. The government responds it co‑chairs a coalition and pursues sanctions and diplomacy.
e-7003
April 13, 2026
Jamil Jivani · 1,019 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to amend the Employment Insurance Act to grant extra parental leave weeks and additional EI benefit entitlements per child for parents of multiples. The government responds that EI already offers flexible parental options and sickness/caregiver extensions, and benefits are not indexed to number of children.
e-6591
April 9, 2026
Scott Reid · 464 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government to legislate a binding national referendum by the next federal election asking Canadians whether to retain First‑Past‑the‑Post or adopt a new system designed via public consultation.
e-6982
April 7, 2026
Peter Fragiskatos · 12,428 signatures
Petitioners ask Canada to invoke Part V of the Constitution Act, 1982 to amend the Constitution to enshrine universal access to healthcare and education, adopt national minimum standards, and consult jurisdictions.
e-7015
March 31, 2026
Brad Vis · 39 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to work with British Columbia and Abbotsford to fund an urgent plan to restore safety at the Cole Road rest area on Highway 1, expand federal homelessness and safe‑parking supports, and require humane service‑connected alternatives before displacement.
e-7096
March 31, 2026
Elizabeth May · 75 signatures
Petitioners ask the Government to establish legislated maximum timelines for s.696.1 reviews (per R v Jordan), provide remedies for breaches, create an independent registry, review post‑2016 cases, and hold a public inquiry into Kelvin Purdy.
e-7155
March 31, 2026
Kelly McCauley · 2,808 signatures
Petitioners ask the House to establish a national framework to abolish the biannual clock change and coordinate with provinces, territories and Indigenous partners to adopt permanent standard time, via a federal-led summit and support.