An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (cessation of refugee protection)

Bill C-213 in 45-1 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27) to tighten federal-jurisdiction rules on permit-overstays and citizenship-application requirements. Brought after the 2024 Auditor General's Report on IRCC found approximately 95,000 known permit-overstays each year not actioned by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) under section 41 of IRPA. The bill would have created a binding federal-CBSA enforcement timeline of 12 months after permit-expiry, expanded CBSA inspection authority at international airports, and required IRCC-CBSA data sharing on permit-overstay risk profiles. The federal-government framework was largely delivered through Bill C-12 of 45-1 (Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act, royal assent March 26, 2026).