C-11 , 37th Parliament, 1st session Monday, January 29, 2001, to Monday, September 16, 2002
An Act respecting immigration to Canada and the granting of refugee protection to persons who are displaced, persecuted or in danger
Short title:
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, November 1, 2001
Statutes of Canada 2001, c. 27
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, February 21, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Monday, February 26, 2001 |
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Tuesday, February 27, 2001 |
Sitting 22
Agreed to
(Journals 22)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, May 28, 2001
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, March 1, 2001 |
Meeting 2 |
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 |
Meeting 3 |
Thursday, March 15, 2001 |
Meeting 4 |
Tuesday, March 20, 2001 |
Meeting 5 |
Thursday, March 22, 2001 |
Meeting 6 |
Tuesday, March 27, 2001 |
Meeting 7 |
Tuesday, April 3, 2001 |
Meeting 8 |
Thursday, April 5, 2001 |
Meeting 9 |
Tuesday, April 24, 2001 |
Meeting 10 |
Thursday, April 26, 2001 |
Meeting 11 |
Monday, April 30, 2001 |
Meeting 12 |
Monday, April 30, 2001 |
Meeting 13 |
Tuesday, May 1, 2001 |
Meeting 14 |
Tuesday, May 1, 2001 |
Meeting 15 |
Wednesday, May 2, 2001 |
Meeting 16 |
Wednesday, May 2, 2001 |
Meeting 17 |
Thursday, May 3, 2001 |
Meeting 18 |
Thursday, May 3, 2001 |
Meeting 19 |
Friday, May 4, 2001 |
Meeting 20 |
Friday, May 4, 2001 |
Meeting 21 |
Tuesday, May 8, 2001 |
Meeting 22 |
Thursday, May 10, 2001 |
Meeting 23 |
Tuesday, May 15, 2001 |
Meeting 24 |
Tuesday, May 15, 2001 |
Meeting 25 |
Wednesday, May 16, 2001 |
Meeting 26 |
Thursday, May 17, 2001 |
Meeting 27 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, May 28, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage with further amendments, Monday, June 4, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 30, 2001 |
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Friday, June 1, 2001 |
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Monday, June 4, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, June 13, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 13, 2001 |
Sitting 78
Agreed to
(Journals 78)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, June 14, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 14, 2001 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, September 27, 2001
Referral to committee, Thursday, September 27, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, September 19, 2001 |
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Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
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Wednesday, September 26, 2001 |
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Thursday, September 27, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Tuesday, October 23, 2001
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Monday, October 1, 2001 |
Meeting 29 |
Tuesday, October 2, 2001 |
Meeting 30 |
Tuesday, October 2, 2001 |
Meeting 31 |
Wednesday, October 3, 2001 |
Meeting 32 |
Thursday, October 4, 2001 |
Meeting 33 |
Monday, October 22, 2001 |
Meeting 39 |
Tuesday, October 23, 2001 |
Meeting 40 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 23, 2001 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, October 31, 2001
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 24, 2001 |
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Thursday, October 25, 2001 |
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Tuesday, October 30, 2001 |
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Wednesday, October 31, 2001 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.Speaker's rulings and statements
There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, February 26, 2001 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 21) | |
| Monday, February 26, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 21) | |
| Monday, February 26, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 21) | |
| Monday, February 26, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 21) | |
| Monday, February 26, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 21) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 19, 2001 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 50) | |
| Wednesday, September 19, 2001 | Response speech(Sitting 50) |
About
Legislative summary
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Similar bills
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Further reading
Access, asylum and atrocities : an unholy alliance?.
Rikhof, Joseph.
Refuge, 19:100-15
An essay on the free movement of peoples.
Barsky, Robert F.
Refuge, 19:84-93
Analyse multidisciplinaire du processus décisionnel de la CISR.
Crépeau, François, Patricia Foxen, France Houle et Cécile Rousseau.
Refuge, 19:62-75
Benevolent state, law-breaking smugglers, and deportable and expendable women : an analysis of the Canadian state.
Thobani, Sonera.
Refuge, 19:24-33
Bill C-31 : limited access to refugee determination and protection.
Bossin, Michael.
Refuge, 19:55-61
Canada's dysfunctional refugee policy : a realist case for reform.
Gallagher, Stephen.
Behind the headlines, 58:1-16
Closing the door to refugees: the denial of due process for refugee claimants in Canada.
Saufert, Stacey A.
Saskatchewan law review, 70:27-51
Controlling the borders : C-31 and interdiction.
Dench, Janet.
Refuge, 19:34-40
Current trends and new challenges for Canada.
Casasola, Michael.
Refuge, 19:76-83
Defining du process down : expedited removal in the United States.
Knight, Stephen M.
Refuge, 19:41-7
Evaluating Canada's new 'Immigration and Refugee Protection Act' in its global context.
Dauvergne, Catherine.
Alberta law review, 41:725-44
Global apartheid : a postscript.
Richmond, Anthony H.
Refuge, 19:8-13
Highlights of the new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Green, S..
Canada's immigration & citizenship bulletin, 13:1-2
Human trafficking : Canadian government policy and practice.
Oxman-Martinez, Jacqueline, Andrea Martinez and Jill Hanley.
Refuge, 19:14-23
Manufacturing "terrorists" : refugees, national security, and Canadian law.
Aiken, Sharryn J.
Refuge, 19:116-33
Manufacturing "terrorists" : refugees, national security, and Canadian law.
Aiken, Sharryn J.
Refuge, 19:54-73
New directions for refugee policy : of curtains, doors, and locks.
Macklin, Audrey.
Refuge, 19:1-4
Refuge determination complexity.
Matas, David.
Refuge, 19:48-54
Refugees, rights, and human security.
Harvey, Colin J.
Refuge, 19:94-9
Revitalizing international protection.
Kumin, Judith.
Refuge, 19:5-7
Sex, gender, and refugee protection in Canada under Bill C-11: are additional protections required in light of In re R-A-?.
Tie, Chantal.
Refuge, 19:54-64