Thank you, Madam Chair.
My motion in amendment reads as follows:
That Bill C‑242, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 8 to 15 on page 1 with the following: Temporary resident visas — parents and grandparents
15.1 (1) The Minister may give instructions respecting an application for a temporary resident visa made by a foreign national to visit a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is their child or grandchild, for an extended period in Canada, including instructions respecting selection criteria and conditions that may or must be imposed in respect of that foreign national, including the period authorized for their stay.
Compliance with instructions
(2) An officer must comply with the instructions before processing an application and when processing one.
Amendments to instructions
(3) An instruction that amends another instruction may, if it so provides, apply in respect of an application referred to in subsection (1) that is pending on the day on which the amending instruction takes effect.
Publication of instructions
(4) The instructions must be published in the Canada Gazette.
Act includes instructions
(5) Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Act to “this Act” include the instructions.