Bill C-291: An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Bill C-291 If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at [email protected]. First Reading LEGISinfo Bilingual view XML PDF Skip to Document Navigation Skip to Document Content ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARY1 Immigration and Refugee Protection Act1 Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-291 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act FIRST READING, April 29, 2021 Ms. Kwan 432101 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide that a foreign national who is the subject of a family sponsorship application may remain in Canada as a temporary resident until a final determination in respect of the application is made. It also provides that they may not be refused entry to Canada as a temporary resident solely on the grounds that they have not established that they will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay, unless there is evidence of a history of non-compliance with requirements to leave Canada or any other country. Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 2nd Session, 43rd Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-291 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 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 22 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Sponsorship application (1.‍1) In the case of a foreign national who is the spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who has made an application to sponsor the foreign national in accordance with this Act, the period referred to in paragraph 20(1)‍(b) does not end, (a) if the sponsorship application is refused, before the day on which a final determination in respect of the application is made, provided the foreign national complies with any other requirements applicable to them under this Act; or (b) if the sponsorship application is accepted, before the day on which the foreign national becomes a permanent resident, provided the foreign national complies with any other requirements applicable to them under this Act. Refusal (1.‍2) An officer may not refuse to allow a foreign national described in subsection (1.‍1) to enter or remain in Canada as a temporary resident solely on the grounds that the foreign national has not established that they will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay unless there is evidence of a history of non-compliance — without reasonable excuse — by the foreign national with the requirement to leave Canada or any other country by the end of the period authorized for any previous stay. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publication Explorer Publication Explorer ParlVU