Benedicte Schoepflin

Code of Conduct for the Prevention of Economic Abuse for federally regulated banks. Engaging with Federal government to ensure that the diverse needs of older victims of economic abuse are addressed in the Code when it is developed. Bill C-16 (Protecting Victims Act), with respect to coercive control. In February 2026, CNPEA was part of a group of organizations who reached out MPs, Senators and staffers about proposed Bill C-16 to suggest an amendment creating a coercive control offence that applies beyond intimate partners, to relatives. Expanding Bill C-16 in this way would better reflect the realities of many older victims and help ensure elder abusers are held accountable.