Protecting_Canada's_Immigration_System_Act
Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act
Act of Parliament of Canada
Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act (French: Loi visant à protéger le système d’immigration du Canada), or Bill C-31, is an act of the 41st Canadian Parliament - sponsored by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney.
Introduced on 16 February 2012 and receiving Royal Assent on 28 June 2012,[1] Kenney claimed that the bill is necessary to protect the refugee system, and that it would address the number of "bogus refugees" and claimants from European Union democracies.[2] As such, the Act purposed to amend Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, Balanced Refugee Reform Act, Marine Transportation Security Act, and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act.