Bill C-21 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Customs Act

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Ralph Goodale  Liberal

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 Customs Act to authorize the Canada Border Services Agency to collect, from prescribed persons and prescribed sources, personal information on all persons who are leaving or have left Canada. It also amends the Act to authorize an officer, as defined in that Act, to require that goods that are to be exported from Canada are to be reported despite any exemption under that Act. In addition, it amends the Act to provide officers with the power to examine any goods that are to be exported. Finally, it amends the Act to authorize the disclosure of information collected under the Customs Act to an official of the Department of Employment and Social Development for the purposes of administering or enforcing the Old Age Security Act.

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.

Votes

Dec. 11, 2018 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act
Sept. 27, 2017 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 3, 2017

  • Martin Bolduc, Vice-President, Programs Branch, Canada Border Services Agency
  • Andrew Lawrence, Acting Executive Director, Traveller Program Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency
  • Sébastien Aubertin-Giguère, Director General, Traveller Program Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 5, 2017

  • Brenda McPhail, Director, Privacy, Technology and Surveillance Project, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Eric Jacksch, As an Individual
  • Mieke Bos, Director General, Admissibility, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Marc-André Daigle, Director, Strategic Initiatives and Global Case Management System Coordination, Immigration Program Guidance, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Emmanuelle Deault-Bonin, Director, Identity Management and Information Sharing, Admissibility, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 17, 2017

  • Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  • Jean-Pierre Fortin, National President, Customs and Immigration Union
  • Lara Ives, Acting Director General, Audit and Review, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  • Chief Abram Benedict, Grand Chief, Mohawk Government, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 19, 2017

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 24, 2017

  • Wesley Wark, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
  • Esha Bhandari, Staff Attorney, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, American Civil Liberties Union
  • Solomon Wong, Executive Board Member, Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Oct. 26, 2017