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On June 22, 2023, Bill C-224: An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of firefighter cancers received royal ascent. This bill provides for the development of a national framework designed to raise awareness of cancers linked to firefighting, with the goal of improving access for firefighters to cancer prevention and treatment. It also designates January as “Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month”.

Take a look at the evolution of the bill below.

CAFC was asked to witness Bill C-224: An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of firefighter cancers on June 15, 2023 at the Senate Committee on National Security, Defense and Veterans Affairs: Watch the video here.

On March 8, 2023 Bill C-224 passed with a unanimous vote in the House of Commons. CAFC thanks the House of Commons and MP Sherry Romanado for the unanimous vote on Bill C-224 'An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting'.

Watch Member of Parliament Sherry Romanado's SO31 recognizing CAFC for support of Bill C-224:

CAFC speaks at House of Commons Standing Committee on Health Meeting re Bill C-224, December 13, 2022:

Bill C-224 on Firefighter Cancer was debated in the House of Commons on April 4, 2022. You can watch the video here, read the transcripts here, and access the press release here.