An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing)
Directs Criminal Code sentencing courts to consider an offender's immigration status when choosing between sentences of similar length. The change affects whether a sentence triggers automatic immigration consequences (loss of permanent residence, deportation) under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
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Quick learn
When a judge is choosing between two sentences of similar length, this bill says they should also weigh the immigration consequences. Today a sentence of two years or more can trigger automatic deportation for a non-citizen; the bill gives the court flexibility to avoid that trigger when the facts allow.
Issues this bill touches
- Immigration
Criminal Code amendments on immigration status in sentencing.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Bill formally introduced; printed text becomes available.
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Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Bill formally introduced; printed text becomes available.
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Sponsored by
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