Bill C-237
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If a person is convicted of an offence punishable by 10 or more years
imprisonment and is or is seeking permission to remain in Canada but
is not yet a citizen, the court may, on application by the prosecution,
order, in addition to any other sentence, that the person and anyone
dependent on the person be removed from Canada. Such an order
discontinues any other process, procedure or appeal under the
Immigration Act and any other right to parole or other early or
temporary release.
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This does not apply to a person who arrived in Canada before
reaching 16 years of age and who has been free of criminal convictions
for the 5 previous years.
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The bill also provides for the removal of foreign offenders to host
countries willing to accept them by court order, if the countries have
similar conditional release laws to those in Canada.
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Again, this does not apply to an offender who arrived in Canada
before reaching 16 years of age and who has been free of criminal
convictions for the 5 previous years.
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