Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act

Policy effect

Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to expand the scope of the offence of human smuggling and institute mandatory minimum sentences and enhanced penalties for human smugglers.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to expand the scope of the offence of human smuggling and institute mandatory minimum sentences and enhanced penalties for human smugglers.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

In addition, the enactment amends certain enforcement provisions of that Act, notably to expand the scope of the offence of human smuggling and to provide for minimum punishments in relation to that offence.

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Other Canada changes operative in 2012

• 2012-03-02Five-Year Sponsorship Bar for Previously Sponsored Spouses and Common-Law Partners
• 2012-06-29Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act
• 2012-06-30Order Respecting the Interim Federal Health Program, 2012
• 2012-07-01Updated Ministerial Instructions
• 2012-09-11Imposition of Temporary Resident Visa Requirement for Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent
• 2012-10-18Application and Refugee Status Verification Requirements for Groups of Five and Community Sponsors
• 2012-10-25Conditional Permanent Residence for Sponsored Spouses and Partners
• 2012-11-01Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations
• 2012-11-23Mandatory In-Person Reporting Requirements for Designated Foreign Nationals
• 2012-12-15Refugee Appeal Division appeal provisions commenced
• 2012-12-19Expedited Asylum Claim Timelines and Work Permit Restrictions for Designated Countries of Origin