…1970, the formation of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service, the Air India bombing, the Arar Inquiry, 9/11, and Bill C-51. He then summarises the roles of CSIS, the Communication Security Establishment, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Canada Border Services Agency. Finally, Kent provides an in depth analysis of several controversial elements of Bill C-51, and the current…
Read more ›Last updated on February 23rd, 2021 Bill C-11, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, received Royal Assent on June 29, 2010. It introduced sweeping changes to Canadian refugee law, which I have previously blogged about here, and includes creating an appeal division, reducing processing times, and designating certain countries as being safe. The devil, of course, is always in the details,…
Read more ›…into force on June 31, 2011. Bill C-35 changed many rules pertaining to immigration representatives, however, not one of them made it mandatory to hire a paid representative. Amongst other things, Bill C-35 makes it an offence for anyone other an authorized representative to conduct business, for a fee or other benefit, at any stage of an immigration application or…
Read more ›…within one year of the refusal of a refugee claim, the designation of Mexico as a safe country of origin, and the upcoming implementation of the Electronic Travel Authorization. On June 28, 2012, Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada’s Immigration Act, received Royal Assent. Prior to the implementation of Bill C-31, the average Mexican refugee claim that was not withdrawn or…
Read more ›…India bombing, the Arar Inquiry, 9/11, and Bill C-51. We also discuss the roles of CSIS, the Communication Security Establishment, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Canada Border Services Agency, in administering Canadian national security legislation. Finally, Professor Roach provides an in depth analysis of several controversial elements of the previous Conservative Government of Canada’s Bill C-51, and the…
Read more ›…Association’s Citizenship & Immigration Section in 2000-2001. Michael joins to provide an overview of Bill C-23, the Preclearance Act, and resulting issues including the presence of armed US border officials in Canada, detention, the application of the Charter and the potential denial of entry to Canadian permanent residents. The United States currently operates border preclearance facilities at a number of…
Read more ›…caucus of the New Democratic Party. 2:30 – 16:13 – We talk about Bill C-6, the Liberal Government of Canada’s reforms to Canada’s Citizenship Act . Ms. Kwan both talked about what she likes and dislikes about Bill C-6. A specific concern that she has includes the procedural fairness afforded to those facing citizenship revocation due to misrepresentation. The current…
Read more ›…the H&C exemption laid out in subsection 25(1) of the IRPA. However, the 2013 enactment of Bill C-43: An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act) (Bill C-43) ended this. In Subramaniam v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2020 FCA 202 the Federal Court of Appeal had to answer the following certified question:…
Read more ›…An Interview with Chris Alexander, Canada’s Immigration Minister from 2013-2015 5:09 – If there was one misconception about Canadian immigration law that Minister Alexander would like to change what would it be? 15:00 – Bill C-24 and the revocation of citizenship for dual nationals convicted of high crimes. 16:00 – Whether there was a strong anti-fraud and anti-exploitation mandate during…
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…Kenney said was at the time true, one of the consequences of Bill C-24, the Strengthening of Canadian Citizenship Act, is that there are no longer the same procedural safeguards for those who face citizenship revocation proceedings for misrepresentation. Section 10 of the Citizenship Act – Then and Now The authority of the Government of Canada to strip people of…
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