Coming into Force of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateDecember 9, 2020

CategoryEnforcement

Policy toolEnforcement

Policy effect

The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) Act officially came into force, replacing the ICCRC with a new regulatory body and granting it enhanced compliance and enforcement powers.

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--- title: "Minister Mendicino announces the coming into force of the  College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act - Canada.ca" meta: author: "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada" description: "The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino announced today that the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act is coming into force December 9, 2020. This Act provides a statutory framework to regulate immigration and citizenship consultants, and will make the forthcoming College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants the official regulator of immigration and citizenship … Citizenship Consultants Act** From: [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) ## News release The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino announced today that the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act is coming into force December 9, 2020. This Act provides a statutory framework to regulate immigration and citizenship consultants, and will make the forthcoming College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants the official regulator of immigration and citizenship consultants across the country. CORRECTION **November 26, 2020—Ottawa—**The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino announced today that the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act is coming into force December 9, 2020. This Act provides a statutory framework to regulate immigration and citizenship consultants, and will make the forthcoming College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants the official regulator of immigration and citizenship consultants across the country. The coming into force of the Act means that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is one step closer to the opening of the new College, which is anticipated in … ., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship ## Quick facts - The Government of Canada continues to deploy efforts to better protect newcomers and applicants to Canada from unscrupulous and fraudulent consultants. - The College Act stems from the 2019 Budget Implementation Act, which proposed to improve the oversight of immigration consultants in Canada. - The College will have the authorities necessary for the regulation of consultants, in particular tools to investigate professional misconduct and discipline its licensees. This includes the power to enter the premises of a consultant for the purpose of gathering information to support an investigation, and compelling witnesses to appear and testify before the Discipline Committee. - The College will have the ability to request court injunctions to address unlicensed actors providing immigration advice without authorization. - The College Board’s mandate will be to manage the activities and affairs of the College. - A Code of Conduct for the College is being developed. This will help establish strong ethical and professional standards that all licensees must abide by. ## Associated links - [Notice of Opportunity for …

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Coming into Force of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act. Effective 2020-12-09.Open official source

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Coming into Force of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act

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Other Canada changes operative in 2020