ГУЛаг Палестины
Шрифт:
of return for individuals being removed from Canada.
Strengthening Enforcement
Penalties
What we are doing:
Increasing penalties for existing offences.
Creating a new offence for human trafficking.
Extending Criminal Code counterfeiting provisions (which currently apply
only to passports) to cover any immigration document or travel document
(with an exemption for refugees).
Allowing for the seizure of assets in cases of migrant smuggling and
trafficking.
Providing new authority to seize citizenship documents to prevent fraud.
Creating a new offence for people who counsel a person to misrepresent
himself or herself or to commit an offence under the Act.
Creating a new offence for the possession and laundering of proceeds from
immigration offences.
Raising the penalty to life in prison for migrant smuggling and trafficking.
Why we are doing it:
To ensure that we have the tools we need to combat organized crime and
human trafficking.
Exclusion from the Refugee Determination System
What we are doing:
Barring access to serious criminals, people who present security risks,
organizers of criminal operations, or violators of human rights. A "serious
criminal" is defined as someone who was convicted of an offence punishable
by 10 years or more and who has received a sentence of 2 years or more in
Canada. People convicted of an offence punishable by 10 years or more
outside Canada will only be excluded if the Minister finds them to be a
danger to the public.
Why we are doing it:
To prevent abuse of the refugee protection system.
Eliminating Appeals
What we are doing:
Eliminating appeals to the Immigration Appeal Division for serious criminals,
people who present security risks, members of criminal organizations and
war criminals. There will remain recourse to judicial review with leave by the
Federal Court.
Why we are doing it:
To ensure that we can remove serious criminals and people who pose a
security threat to Canada without delay.
Suspension of a Refugee Claim
What it is:
The ability to suspend a person's application for protection before the IRB if
he or she has been charged with a crime. The claim would be suspended
until the courts have rendered a decision on the case.
Why we are doing it:
To prevent abuse of the system by people who come to Canada not
because they need protection but because they intend to engage in crime.
Repeat Claims
What we are doing:
Extending the period after which a new claim can be made from 90 days to
six months.
Why we are doing it:
To avoid "revolving door" situations where failed refugee claimants return to
Canada and make multiple claims.
Detention and Day Parole
What we are doing:
Excluding incarcerated foreign criminals under removal order from day
parole.
Why we are doing it:
It is inconsistent to integrate individuals into Canadian society who are to be
deported on completion of their sentence.
Streamlined Security Certificate Process
What we are doing:
Applying to permanent residents the security certificate process that
currently applies only to non-permanent residents. The process requires the
signatures of two ministers to the effect that the person is inadmissible on
grounds of security, and a review of the certificate by a Federal Court judge.
Why we are doing it:
To make it easier to remove permanent residents who pose a serious threat
to national security.
New Inadmissibility Classes
What they are:
Two new classes of people who will be inadmissible to Canada: (1) people
subject to travel sanctions imposed by Canada as a member of an
international organization such as the United Nations; (2) people who
committed fraud or misrepresentation on an immigration application will be
inadmissible for 2 years.
Why we are doing it:
To strengthen our ability to enforce international sanctions.
To prevent immigration to Canada through fraudulent means.
Backgrounder # 3
Milestones On the Road to New Legislation
Since 1996, the Government of Canada has been reviewing immigration and
refugee policy and legislation with a view to fundamental policy reform and the
introduction of new legislation.
The comprehensive review process that has been under way since has involved a
significant number of consultations with many different groups and interests as well
as with individual Canadians. Ministers have been discussing immigration reform
with Canadians for more than four years.
This process has included:
The appointment of a Legislative Review Advisory Group (LRAG) in 1996
commenced a major consultation process both by LRAG and by the
government on their report, Not Just Numbers, in 1998.
A Red Book commitment in 1997 and 2000 to streamline and update the