The Combating Terrorism Act (French: Loi sur la lutte contre le terrorisme) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada that renewed some provisions to the Criminal Code that had expired under a sunset clause for a new five-year term, and to introduce new crimes for leaving Canada to join or train with a terror group.
[2] In 2012, the Government of Canada introduced in Senate Bill S-7, the Combating Terrorism Act', in order to renew provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act that had expired.
The bill also increased the maximum prison sentences for some offences related to harbouring suspected terrorists.
It also makes leaving Canada to commit a terrorist act a criminal offence.
The Act updates the Evidence Act to allow hearings on "the disclosure of sensitive or potentially injurious information" to be made public, with hearings held in secret.