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Bill C-269

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2nd Session, 40th Parliament,
57 Elizabeth II, 2009
house of commons of canada
BILL C-269
An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (victim — trafficking in persons)
2001, c. 27
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Section 24 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):
Victim — trafficking in persons
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1) and despite subsection (3), where a foreign national claims to be the victim of an offence under section 118 of this Act or section 279.01 of the Criminal Code, the officer shall not take into account the foreign national's possible participation in any investigation or proceedings in respect of the offence.
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