"Changes to Immigration Law Under Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act"
Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act to:
*Authorize Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to share client information, such as identity, status and immigration documentation with federal, provincial and territorial partners through signed information-sharing agreements;
*Make it easier for IRCC to share client information between different IRCC programs (e.g. using permanent residence application data to process citizenship applications);
*Allow for regulations to be developed to share client information across federal departments for the purpose of cooperation.
Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to strengthen control over immigration documents for the public interest:
*Cancel, suspend or change groups of immigration documents immediately;
*Pause the acceptance of new applications;
*Pause or cancel the processing of applications already in the inventory.
Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to improve and modernize the asylum system by:
*Simplify the online application process and make the process the same whether someone claims asylum at a port of entry or at an in-land IRCC office;
*Refer complete claims to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) to speed up decisions;
*Ensure that claims are only decided by the IRB while the claimant is physically present in Canada;
*Remove inactive cases from the system;
*Speed up voluntary departures by making removal orders effective the same day a claim is withdrawn;
*Help vulnerable claimants, like minors or those who don’t understand the process, by assigning representatives to support them during IRCC and CBSA proceedings.
