Bill C-345 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Immigration Act (requirement to show evidence of identity)

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2002.

Sponsor

Keith Martin  Canadian Alliance

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of May 4, 2001
(This bill did not become law.)

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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-345s:

C-345 (2023) An Act to protect firefighters, paramedics and other first responders
C-345 (2017) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (pregnant and nursing employees)
C-345 (2013) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (special benefits)
C-345 (2011) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (special benefits)
C-345 (2010) An Act to amend the War Veterans Allowance Act (allied veterans)
C-345 (2009) An Act to amend the War Veterans Allowance Act (allied veterans)

Immigration ActRoutine Proceedings

May 4th, 2001 / 12:10 p.m.


See context

Canadian Alliance

Keith Martin Canadian Alliance Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-345, an act to amend the Immigration Act (requirement to show evidence of identity).

Madam Speaker, the bill obligates individuals entering Canada to have identification with them. The small proviso is that individuals claiming refugee status where no identification can be produced would be exempt.

However, by and large, all individuals entering Canada who claim refugee status would be obliged to provide identification. If they want to appeal a decision they would have seven days to do so. The appeal would be heard by a senior immigration officer whose decision would be final.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)