Bill C-566: An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)

C-566 Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-566 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative) first reading, September 30, 2010 Ms. Chow 402181 SUMMARY This enactment allows a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to sponsor, once in their lifetime, a relative who is not a member of the family class. Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 3rd Session, 40th Parliament, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 house of commons of canada BILL C-566 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative) 2001, c. 27 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Section 13 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Right to sponsor one additional relative (1.1) Subject to the regulations, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident may, once in their lifetime, sponsor one foreign national who is a relative but is not a member of the family class. Definition of “relative” (1.2) For the purposes of subsection (1.1), “relative” means (a) a brother or sister of the sponsor; (b) an uncle or aunt of the sponsor; (c) a nephew or niece of the sponsor; (d) a first cousin of the sponsor; or (e) a child of the sponsor who is 22 years of age or older and is not dependent on the sponsor. 2. Subsection 87.3(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Application 87.3 (1) This section applies to applications for visas or other documents made under subsection 11(1), other than those made by persons referred to in subsection 99(2), sponsorship applications made by persons referred to in subsection 13(1) or (1.1), applications for permanent resident status under subsection 21(1) or temporary resident status under subsection 22(1) made by foreign nationals in Canada and to requests under subsection 25(1) made by foreign nationals outside Canada. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of CommonsAvailable from:Publishing and Depository ServicesPublic Works and Government Services Canada