Bill C-398: An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (medical inadmissibility — excessive demand)

Bill C-398 LEGISinfo First Reading Bilingual view XML PDF Immigration and Refugee Protection Act First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65-66-67 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-398 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (medical inadmissibility — excessive demand) FIRST READING, February 15, 2018 Ms. Kwan 421485 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in order to remove the health ground on which a foreign national is inadmissible if their health condition might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social serv­ices. Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65-66-67 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-398 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (medical inadmissibility — excessive demand) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 2001, c. 27 Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 1 Section 38 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is replaced by the following: Health grounds 38 A foreign national is inadmissible on health grounds if their health condition is likely to be a danger to public health or public safety. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publication Explorer Publication Explorer ParlVU