Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Miscellaneous Program): SOR/2019-212

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 13

Registration

SOR/2019-212 June 17, 2019

IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT

P.C. 2019-786 June 16, 2019

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 5(2) footnote a of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has caused a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Miscellaneous Program), substantially in the annexed form, to be laid before each House of Parliament;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsections 5(1) and 14(1), paragraphs 14(2)(a), (b) and (e) footnote c, section 26 footnote d, paragraph 32(a), section 43, paragraph 53(e) footnote e and paragraph 150.1(1)(d) footnote f of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Miscellaneous Program).

Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)

Amendments

1 The portion of subsection 13.11(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Disclosure of information

13.11 (1) Any biometric information and related personal information set out in subsection (2) that is collected under the Act and provided to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police may be used or disclosed by it to a law enforcement agency in Canada for the following purposes, if there is a potential match between fingerprints collected under the Act and fingerprints collected by it or submitted to it by a law enforcement agency in Canada:

2 Subparagraph 18(2)(a)(vii) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

3 Section 24 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Exception

24 (1) The exception set out in paragraph 38(2)(a) of the Act does not apply to a child who is not a dependent child of the sponsor.

Prescribed family members

(2) The following family members of a foreign national referred to in paragraph 38(2)(a) of the Act are prescribed for the purpose of paragraph 38(2)(d) of the Act:

Exception

(3) Paragraph 38(1)(c) of the Act does not apply to a foreign national who is a member of the family class and is

4 Subparagraph 87(6)(b)(ii) of the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

5 (1) Subparagraph 117(1)(g)(ii) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) The portion of subparagraph 117(1)(g)(iii) of the Regulations before clause (A) is replaced by the following:

(3) Paragraphs 117(3)(f) and (g) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

6 The portion of paragraph 134(1)(c) of the English version of the Regulations before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

7 Subsection 136(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Suspension following proceeding

(2) In respect of a proceeding to which subsection 63(4) of the Act applies, the sponsorship application shall not be processed until the later of

8 The portion of section 180 of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

180 A foreign national who holds a temporary resident visa is not authorized to enter and remain in Canada as a temporary resident unless, following an examination, it is established that the foreign national and their accompanying family members

9 Paragraph 186(m) of the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

10 The French version of the Regulations is amended by replacing “nationaux” with “ressortissants” in the following provisions:

11 The French version of the Regulations is amended by replacing “national” with “ressortissant” in the following provisions:

Coming into Force

12 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)

Issues

On January 25, 2006, the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations (the Committee) identified a number of technical issues with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations) and recommended that a number of amendments be made to address these issues. Over the years, the majority of these issues have been addressed through miscellaneous amendments. An additional issue was identified by the Committee on August 20, 2013, which is also being addressed by these amendments.

Objective

The amendments have the following objectives:

Description and rationale

The following provisions are being amended to correct discrepancies between the French and English versions:

The following provision is being amended to harmonize the Regulations with paragraph 150.1(1)(d) of the Act:

The following provisions are being amended for clarity and to ensure consistent interpretation of the Regulations:

“One-for-One” Rule and small business lens

The “One-for-One” Rule does not apply to these amendments, as there is no change in administrative costs or burden on businesses.

The small business lens does not apply to these amendments, as there are no costs to small business.

Contact

Katherine Pestieau
Director of Cabinet and Regulatory Affairs
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1L1
Email: regs@cic.gc.ca