Bill C-60 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Removal of Serious Foreign Criminals Act
An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedMay 12, 2015
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 12 May 2015, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness introduced Bill C-60, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act (Removal of Serious Foreign Criminals Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-60 amends the Criminal Records Act to provide that foreign nationals and certain permanent residents may not apply for a record suspension. It also amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to authorize the disclosure to victims of information relating to the release of foreign offenders under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. In addition, the enactment amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to, among other things, streamline the removal process in respect of certain foreign offenders, provide for the revocation and renunciation of protected person status, and allow certain foreign nationals to waive an admissibility hearing if specific requirements are met. Finally, the enactment amends the International Transfer of Offenders Act to provide for the transfer of certain offenders …
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