Bill C-406
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| R.S., c. I-2;
R.S., c. 31 (1st
Supp.), cc. 10,
46 (2nd
Supp.), c. 30
(3rd Supp.),
cc. 1, 28, 29,
30 (4th
Supp.); 1990,
cc. 8, 16, 17,
38, 44; 1992,
cc. 1, 47, 49,
51; 1993, c.
28; 1994, cc.
26, 31; 1995,
cc. 5, 15;
1996, cc. 8,
11, 16, 19
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IMMIGRATION ACT |
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5. The Immigration Act is amended by
adding the following after section 11:
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| Interpreta- tion
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11.1 (1) In this section, ``sexually
transmitted disease'' means syphilis,
gonorrhoea, HIV, AIDS and any other disease
that is prescribed by the regulations for the
purposes of this section.
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| Testing of
applicants
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(2) Every person who applies for landing or
to be a Convention refugee or for a Minister's
permit to enter or remain in Canada or a permit
issued by the Minister pursuant to section 37
shall be tested for sexually transmitted
diseases in the manner provided by the
regulations.
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| Persons
advised of
result of test
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(3) The results of every test administered
pursuant to subsection (2) shall be given to the
applicant and to every officer and other person
or body who, under this Act, has the power to
determine whether the application will be
granted.
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| Counselling
and treatment
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(4) Where an application for landing or to
be a Convention refugee or for a Minister's
permit issued pursuant to section 37 to enter or
remain in Canada is granted to a person with
a sexually transmitted disease, the Minister
shall ensure that the applicant is given
counselling on the disease, its ransmission and
treatment and the prevention of transmission,
and may require the applicant to receive
medical treatment of the disease as a condition
of the application being granted and to provide
the Minister with information on the
applicant's health for a period following the
approval of the application in the form
prescribed by the regulations.
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