Bill C-333
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This bill deals with persons who commit indictable offences in
Canada while applying to remain in Canada as refugees or to come into
or remain in Canada as immigrants.
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The bill provides that a court that sentences such a person for an
indictable offence is empowered to order the person removed from
Canada. Such a person is not thereafter entitled to bail pending an
appeal or to be released in Canada by any form of early release or
unescorted temporary absence, but may only be released outside
Canada.
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The court may set a period of time before which the person may
apply again as a refugee or immigrant. If no time is set, the Act provides
for three years. Those persons who are awaiting the time at which they
may apply for citizenship will have three years added to the waiting
period.
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Dependants may also be removed but are not subject to a
disqualifying period before reapplying.
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A prosecutor who intends to ask for deportation as a part of the
sentence must give the accused notice of the intent before plea is
entered.
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