An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (war resisters)

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Gerard Kennedy  Liberal

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

Status

Defeated, as of Sept. 29, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment allows foreign nationals who, based on a moral, political or religious objection, left the armed forces of another country to avoid participating in an armed conflict not sanctioned by the United Nations or refused compulsory military service for that reason, and who are in Canada, to remain in this country through humanitarian and compassionate consideration.

Similar bills

C-440 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (war resisters)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-440s:

C-440 (2019) An Act to amend the Copyright Act (Crown copyright)
C-440 (2013) An Act to amend the Firearms Act (transfer)
C-440 (2012) An Act to amend the Firearms Act (transfer)

Votes

Sept. 29, 2010 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActPrivate Members' Business

September 27th, 2010 / 11:50 a.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Immigration and Refugee Protection ActPrivate Members' Business

September 27th, 2010 / 11:50 a.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, September 29, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

Suspension of SittingImmigration and Refugee Protection ActPrivate Members' Business

September 27th, 2010 / 11:50 a.m.

The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin

We will now suspend the House until government orders at noon.

(The sitting of the House was suspended at 11:51 a.m.)

The House resumed from September 27 consideration of the motion that Bill C-440, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (war resisters), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection ActPrivate Members' Business

September 29th, 2010 / 6:25 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-440 under private members' business.

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

Vote #95

An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection ActPrivate Members' Business

September 29th, 2010 / 6:35 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.