An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Peggy Nash  NDP

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

Status

Defeated, as of March 5, 2008
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment allows a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to sponsor, once in their lifetime, a relative who is not a member of the family class.

Similar bills

C-394 (39th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)
C-272 (38th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)
C-436 (37th Parliament, 3rd session) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)
C-436 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)

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-394s:

C-394 (2024) Stronger Sentences for Safer Streets Act
C-394 (2018) Supporting New Parents Act
C-394 (2013) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (criminal organization recruitment)
C-394 (2012) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (criminal organization recruitment)
C-394 (2010) Internment of Persons of Croatian Origin Recognition Act
C-394 (2009) Internment of Persons of Croatian Origin Recognition Act

Votes

March 5, 2008 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #57

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActPrivate Members' Business

March 5th, 2008 / 6:35 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bill Blaikie

I declare the motion lost.