There are a number of different changes that are happening in the bill with regard to information sharing.
The first is in IRPA. It's a regulation-making authority to allow IRCC to disclose information for the purpose of co-operation with federal partners in prescribed scenarios. This would require future regulations and information-sharing agreements to be put in place before that would happen.
This authority mirrors what exists in IRPA for making regulations for co-operation with provinces and territories, and also parallels the same authorities in the Citizenship Act.
The second part would be amendments to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act. The changes here are breaking down barriers to—
