Foreign Affairs committee  We generally don't speak to specific decisions, so I don't see how we could provide details without getting into potential privacy considerations.

Foreign Affairs committee  If I understand you correctly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs lists someone under SEMA or FACFOA, and you're wondering whether the Minister of IRCC would do something to allow that person to enter Canada. Is that your question?

Foreign Affairs committee  Just to be clear, we have many authorities under the act to provide discretion to allow people in. We really have only one discretionary authority to keep people out. The temporary resident permit would be an example of how, despite being inadmissible, an individual would be perm

Foreign Affairs committee  The authority to issue a TRP is given to officers, and as you've heard before, each decision is made on a case-by-case basis. In issuing the TRP, the officer would consider the reason for the visit, the circumstances around the visit, as well as potential risk to the safety and s

Foreign Affairs committee  You mean use his discretionary authority?

Foreign Affairs committee  It depends on the country and whether we have an information-sharing agreement. For example, if someone makes an application to enter Canada and applies for a temporary resident visa, and we have an information-sharing agreement with the U.S., they can advise us on information th

Foreign Affairs committee  As Lesley previously explained, we have our inadmissibilities, which we certainly apply on a case-by-case basis. In the case of individuals who have been listed pursuant to the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, there are potential inadmissibilities, for example, w

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  That is correct.

Foreign Affairs committee  Certainly often countries publish lists that are publicly available, so those would be available to any visa officer. I just want to emphasize what Lesley was saying. We do have some information-sharing agreements with certain partners to support the administration of our immigr

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes. I believe you are referring to an authority under section 22.1 of our legislation that we commonly refer to as the “negative discretion” authority of our minister. That provides our minister with the ability to look at a range of public policy considerations and, as you said

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't have anything to add to that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The federal government creates laws, including the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. If I understand correctly, prosecution under the Criminal Code is the responsibility of the provinces. In terms of the immigration law, yes, Joanne is absolutely right

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Certainly both our citizenship study guide, the Discover Canada publication, and the orientation guide, Welcome to Canada, have been updated to reflect the fact that Canada's openness and generosity do not extend to harmful cultural practices such as forced marriage or other form

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, indeed, you are correct. The department has developed guidelines to assist officers in processing requests for exemptions from conditional permanent residents based on abuse or neglect and also to assist in handling any sensitive information related to this case. Essentiall