Bill C-35 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Jason Kenney  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to change the manner of regulating third parties in immigration processes. Among other things it
(a) creates a new offence by extending the prohibition against representing or advising persons for consideration — or offering to do so — to all stages in connection with a proceeding or application under that Act, including before a proceeding has been commenced or an application has been made, and provides for penalties in case of contravention;
(b) exempts from the prohibition
(i) members of a provincial law society or notaries of the Chambre des notaires du Québec, and students-at-law acting under their supervision,
(ii) any other members of a provincial law society or the Chambre des notaires du Québec, including a paralegal,
(iii) members of a body designated by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and
(iv) entities, and persons acting on the entities’ behalf, acting in accordance with an agreement or arrangement with Her Majesty in right of Canada;
(c) extends the time for instituting certain proceedings by way of summary conviction from six months to 10 years;
(d) gives the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration the power to make transitional regulations in relation to the designation or revocation by the Minister of a body;
(e) provides for oversight by that Minister of a designated body through regulations requiring the body to provide information to allow the Minister to determine whether it governs its members in the public interest; and
(f) facilitates information sharing with regulatory bodies regarding the professional and ethical conduct of their members.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Oct. 6, 2010

  • Catrina Tapley, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Sandra Harder, Acting Director General, Immigration Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Brenna MacNeil, Director, Social Policy and Programs, Immigration Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Elaine Ménard, Counsel, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Oct. 18, 2010

  • Nigel Thomson, Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants
  • Imran Qayyum, Chair, Canadian Migration Institute
  • Patrice Brunet, Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants
  • Warren Creates, Immigration Lawyer, As an Individual
  • Philip Mooney, Past President, Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants
  • Timothy Morson, Policy Director, Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants
  • Tarek Allam, President, Quebec Chapter, Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Oct. 20, 2010

  • Gregory Israelstam, Counsel, Justice Canada, Legal Services, Canada Border Services Agency
  • Peter Hill, Director General, Post-Border Programs, Canada Border Services Agency
  • Superintendent Joe Oliver, Director General, Border Integrity, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Dale Brown, Acting Director, Criminal Investigations Division, Canada Border Services Agency
  • Sean Rehaag, Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, As an Individual
  • Sylvia Cox-Duquette, Senior General Counsel, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Oct. 25, 2010

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Oct. 27, 2010

  • Fanny Levy, Acting Director, Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, Government of Manitoba
  • Dave Dyson, Executive Director, Employment Standards Division, Manitoba Labour and Immigration, Government of Manitoba
  • Cobus, Jacobus) Kriek (Director, Matrixvisa Inc.
  • Selin Deravedisyan-Adam, Immigration Consultant, Ideal Canada, As an Individual
  • Joel E. Tencer, Immigration Consultant and Member, Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants, As an Individual

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Nov. 1, 2010

  • Stéphane Handfield, Lawyer, As an Individual
  • Tamra Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform, Canadian Bar Association
  • Chantal Arsenault, Chair, National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
  • Michael Greene, Member, National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
  • Laurie Pawlitza, Treasurer, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Malcolm Heins, Chief Executive Officer, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Les Linklater, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Nov. 3, 2010

    Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Nov. 15, 2010

    • Elaine Ménard, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
    • Wayne Cole, Procedural Clerk
    • Brenna MacNeil, Director, Social Policy and Programs, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

    Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Nov. 22, 2010

    • Brenna MacNeil, Director, Social Policy and Programs, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
    • Elaine Ménard, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Citizenship and Immigration