An Act respecting National Immigration Month
Bill S-215 in 45-1 establishes April as National Immigration Month nationally, similar in scope to Bill S-286 of 44-1 (which did not pass third reading). Approximately 23 percent of the Canadian population is foreign-born per the 2021 Statistics Canada census (8.3 million immigrants, the highest in G7 by share), with annual permanent-residence intake at approximately 485,000 in 2024 under the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan. The federal Liberal government's 2024-2026 plan was reduced to 395,000 annually for 2025-2027 by the Carney Liberal government. The bill formally recognizes the contributions of immigrants to Canadian society through a coordinated awareness month. Provincial Immigration Month proclamations exist in Ontario (since 2014), Quebec, and Manitoba.
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Would designate April as National Immigration Month. About 23 percent of Canadians are foreign-born, the highest share in the G7. A symbolic recognition bill (a 44th-Parliament version, S-286, did not pass).
Issues this bill touches
- Immigration
National Immigration Month (Senate).
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the Senate.
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Second reading in the Senate.
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