FINA Committee Report
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In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, May 22, 2024, your committee has considered Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024, and agreed on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, to report it with the following amendments: Clause 248 That Bill C-69, in Clause 248, be amended by adding after line 22 on page 545 the following: “177.61 It is prohibited for an employer or person acting on behalf of an employer to intimidate, dismiss, penalize, discipline or otherwise take reprisals against an employee, or threaten to take any such action against an employee, because the employee (a) asks the employer to comply with the policy; (b) makes inquiries about their rights under the policy; (c) files a complaint under the policy; or (d) exercises or attempts to exercise a right under the policy.” Clause 326 That Bill C-69, in Clause 326, be amended by replacing line 36 on page 579 with the following: “graph 30(1)(j.1) and if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that the use” That Bill C-69, in Clause 326, be amended by replacing line 17 on page 580 with the following: “graph 30(1)(j.1) and if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that the use” That Bill C-69, in Clause 326, be amended by replacing line 12 on page 581 with the following: “believes on reasonable grounds that” Clause 327 That Bill C-69, in Clause 327, be amended by replacing line 2 on page 582 with the following: “(1) or (1.1) only if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that” Clause 328 That Bill C-69, in Clause 328, be amended by replacing line 25 on page 582 with the following: “believes on reasonable grounds that” Clause 385 Clause 385 is deleted. 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Clause 438 That Bill C-69, in Clause 438, be amended (a) by adding after line 37 on page 645 the following: “(4) A person detained under this Act must not be detained in a designated immigrant station, as defined in section 94.1 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, unless, subject to subsections (5) to (7), the Minister determines that the person is to be detained in a designated immigrant station because the person requires a high degree of supervision and control, based on (a) the nature and level of the danger to the public that the person poses, having regard to any of the following factors: (i) any conviction in Canada under an Act of Parliament for a sexual offence or an offence involving violence or weapons, (ii) any conviction outside Canada for an offence that, if committed in Canada, would constitute a sexual offence or an offence involving violence or weapons under an Act of Parliament, (iii) any pending charges in Canada under an Act of Parliament for a sexual offence or an offence involving violence or weapons, (iv) any pending charges outside Canada, for an offence that, if committed in Canada, would constitute a sexual offence or an offence involving violence or weapons under an Act of Parliament, (v) association with a criminal organization, within the meaning of subsection 121.1(1), or (vi) association with an organization that engages, or has engaged, in terrorism; or (b) any serious non-compliance by the person with the rules, applicable in an immigrant station, any other detention facility or any correctional facility where the person is or has been detained, with respect to (i) the possession of weapons or the possession of or dealing in controlled substances, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, or (ii) violent or aggressive behaviour towards any other person. (5) The Minister must not determine that a minor child detained under this Act is to be detained in a designated immigrant station. (6) Before determining that a person detained under this Act is to be detained in a designated immigrant station, the Minister must (a) provide the person with a written notice informing them that the Minister is considering making a determination that the person is to be detained in a designated immigrant station and informing them of the right to make submissions and to retain and instruct counsel; (b) allow the person a reasonable opportunity to exercise the rights referred in paragraph (a); and (c) consider the person’s state of health and health care needs, including with respect to their mental health. (7) If the Minister determines that a person detained under this Act is to be detained in a designated immigrant station, the Minister must provide the person with written reasons for the determination before the person is detained in a designated immigrant station. (8) Subsections (6) and (7) do not apply in an emergency in which a person detained under the Act must be immediately detained in a designated immigrant station because of a risk to the safety of the person or to other persons in, or a risk to the security of, the immigrant station where the person is or would otherwise be detained. (9) If a person is detained in a designated immigrant station in the circumstances described in subsection (8), the Minister must (a) as soon as feasible after the person is detained in the designated immigrant station, provide the person with a written notice informing them that the Minister is considering making a determination that the person is to remain detained in a designated immigrant station and informing them of the right to make submissions and to retain and instruct counsel; and (b) allow the person a reasonable opportunity to exercise the rights referred in paragraph (a). (10) If the Minister determines that a person detained in a designated immigrant station in the circumstances described in subsection (8) is to remain detained in the designated immigrant station, the Minister must provide the person with written reasons for the determination.” (b) by replacing line 1 on page 646 with the following: “(2) Subsections 142(2) to (10) of the Act are re- ” Clause 441 That Bill C-69, in Clause 441, be amended by replacing lines 22 to 28 on page 646 with the following: “royal assent.” |
Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-69, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 144 to 147) is tabled. |