Canada Gazette - Part II, October 21, 2026, volume 159, number 21

The Canada Gazette website says Part II "contains all enacted regulations and statutory instruments"[2] and that regular editions are published every second Wednesday and are available online at 9 am eastern time.[2]Lexology's report lists the October 21 edition under three headings: the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Explosives Act, and An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act[1].For that Criminal Code amendment act, Lexology reports that section 35 comes into force "the 90th day after the day on which this Order is made (October 09, 2026)"[1], under order PC 2026-0975.Natural Resources Canada's Forward Regulatory Plan says a second package of Explosives Regulations amendments was published in Canada Gazette, Part I on November 1, 2025, and is expected in Part II in Fall 2026[3]. The department said the package aims "to enhance safety and security while modernizing program underpinnings such as the licence, permit, certificate, and fee regimes."[3]Lexology's report also lists other recent federal items, including an Interim Order to Prevent Certain Persons from Boarding Flights to Canada Due to Ebola Disease[1].For proposed rules in Canada Gazette, Part I, Lexology lists a proposed Species at Risk Act order covering the basking shark's Atlantic population and 14 other wildlife species[1], as well as draft bank regulations.