Admissibility Review
Description of the objective
On June 20, 2012, the Minister of CIC introduced Bill C-43, The Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals, in the House of Commons. The Bill proposed amendments to the inadmissibility provisions and related sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) to further support Canadian interests, enhance the safety and security of Canadians, and strengthen the integrity of the immigration program.
Administration of the IRPA is shared between the Minister of CIC and the Minister of Public Safety. A number of the legislative amendments proposed under Bill C-43 for which CIC has responsibility require supporting modifications to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to ensure coherence between the IRPA and the IRPR:
- New Authority for Refusal: Create a new authority for the Minister of CIC to deny temporary resident status to a foreign national on the basis of public policy considerations;
- Misrepresentation: Increase the severity of the consequence for misrepresentation as defined in the IRPA, from the current two-year inadmissibility period to a five-year period, including a five-year ban on re-application for permanent resident status; and
- Voluntary Renunciation of Permanent Resident Status: Introduce a legislative basis to allow individuals to renounce permanent resident status.
- Inadmissible Family Members:
- Remove restrictions on the temporary entry of foreign nationals travelling with an inadmissible family member (except where the family member is inadmissible for security, human or international rights violations, or organized criminality); and
- Additional restrictions on temporary entry of foreign nationals with family members inadmissible for security, human or international rights violations, and organized criminality.
Indication of business impacts
There are no expected business impacts.
Public Consultation Opportunities
Provisions of the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act were debated during meetings of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, which included stakeholder testimony on the Bill’s provisions that are to be supported by regulatory amendments.
Members of the public will also have the opportunity to provide comments when regulatory proposals are pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I.
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