Bill C-219 aims to strengthen Canada's sanctions regime concerning human rights and anti-corruption. It builds on the Sergei Magnitsky Law and seeks to establish an international anti-corruption court at The Hague with allies.

Key provisions include requiring the Minister of Foreign Affairs to report annually to Parliament on measures to promote human rights internationally, including the names and status of political prisoners. It also amends the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act to define transnational repression and sanction foreign nationals engaging in such activities in Canada.

The bill amends the Broadcasting Act to revoke licenses of broadcasting companies from regimes recognized as committing genocide or already sanctioned by the government. It also proposes renaming the Special Economic Measures Act to the "Sergei Magnitsky Global Sanctions Act."

Affected individuals and entities include foreign nationals involved in human rights violations and broadcasting companies operating under sanctioned regimes. Parliamentary committees can recommend additions to the sanctions list, and the minister must respond within 30 days.