Bill C-17 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

This bill was last introduced in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Status

In committee (House), as of Nov. 1, 2007
(This bill did not become 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 allow officers to refuse to authorize foreign nationals to work in Canada in cases where to give authorization would be contrary to public policy considerations that are specified in instructions given by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

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 Jan. 30, 2008

Les Linklater, Director General, Immigration Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Andrew Chaplin
Leslie Ann Jeffrey, Associate Professor, Department of History and Politics, University of New Brunswick, As an Individual
John Muise, Director, Public Safety, Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness
Janet Dench, Executive Director, Canadian Council for Refugees
Francisco Rico-Martinez, Former President, Canadian Council for Refugees