Thank you for that question.
This bill contains measures intended to make the system more efficient. When people file a claim—regardless of how they entered the country—we will use a consistent approach and this will be easier for them. We’ll ask them for the information once, at the right time. We’ll also ensure that both we and the Canada Border Services Agency receive the information before passing a file on to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, or the IRB.
As far as new grounds for ineligibility, we recognize that there are a lot of files working their way through the system, so a measure is in place to protect it. People whose applications will be deemed inadmissible by the IRB will nonetheless be entitled to a protective measure, namely, the pre-removal risk assessment process, which is intended to prevent people from being sent back to a country where they would be in danger.