Legislative updates for the Pocket Criminal Code 2026 edition include:
 
Effective April 8, 2025, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders), S.C. 2024, c. 22 (“former Bill S-205”), came into force.
Effective March 6, 2025, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews), S.C. 2024, c. 33 (“former Bill C-40”) came into force.
By order of the Governor in Council, SI/2024-25, registered on June 19, 2024, the amendments introduced by the Budget
Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1, S.C. 2023, c. 26, ss. 610 to 612, came into force on January 1, 2025.
On November 27, 2024, An Act to amend the Interpretation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, S.C. 2024, c. 30 (“former Bill S-13”), received Royal Assent.
On October 10, 2024, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material), S.C. 2024, c. 23 (“former Bill C-291”), received Royal Assent, with its amendments to the Criminal Code to come into force October 10, 2025.
By order of the Governor in Council, SI/2024-27, registered on July 3, 2024, the amendments introduced by An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms), S.C. 2023, c. 32, were brought into force on September 1, 2024.