Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. It's up to the minister to make a determination on that point. Hypothetically, if those arrivals were to be designated, then yes, the individuals on those arrivals could be subject to some of the designation scheme.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As you mentioned, the legislation provides a number of disincentives to human smuggling, including not being able to file for permanent residency for over five years. Whether or not any decision would be made with respect to them is in the future and is not known at this stage.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. This provides the minister with the authority to act at any time with respect to releasing an individual. Once you satisfy those other criteria, it could happen at any time. It essentially establishes that if there are no reasons to detain, the person need not be deta