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Rae Martens ♿️ @coffeeandresearch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Canada doesn’t have a national plan for kids and youth in policy. There’s a bill sitting in the House right now that would fix that and most people have never heard of it. Bill S-212 is a national strategy for children and youth.

A bill to give Canada's kids one national plan instead of a patchwork.
Bill S-212, the National Strategy for Children and Youth Act, has cleared the Senate and is now sitting in the House of Commons and waiting for MPs to debate it. This is the moment raising awareness and advocacy is vital.
WHERE THE BILL STANDS RIGHT NOW
SENATE PASSED
Mar 10, 2026
HOUSE
1ST READING
Mar 12, 2026
HOUSE
2ND READING
Pending
COMMITTEE
Not reached
3RD READING
& ASSENT
Not reached
WHAT IS IT?
Sponsored by Senator Rosemary Moodie, the bill doesn't create the strategy itself. It requires the government to build one, with children, youth, provinces, territories, and Indigenous governments at the table.
- Sets national goals to reduce child poverty and expand access to mental health care
- Requires measurable indicators, to track progress and a plan for closing identified gaps
- Centres the voices of children and youth directly as a part of how the strategy gets built
Canada is one of the only wealthy countries without a national vision for child and youth wellbeing. Supports today are scattered across departments and jurisdictions so kids fall through the seams because no one owns the whole picture.
"Canada needs a national strategy that brings together the patchwork of programs and benefits throughout the country under one outcome-driven framework. Without such a strategy, we risk continuing with siloed interventions, short-term fixes and duplication of efforts that fail to address the real issues facing children and youth, including poverty, housing, mental and physical health and education, and we will always fall short of reaching our goals."
- SEN. ROSEMARY MOODIE, BILL SPONSOR, 2ND READING SPEECH
Bill S-212 • parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/s-212