Proposed changes, S-235

The main changes S-235 would make, in plain reading order.

S-235 Senate Public Bill

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Sponsor: Mobina S.B. Jaffer, Senator

Proposed changes

This enactment amends the Citizenship Act to provide citizenship for certain persons when they transition out of the care of a child welfare agency or foster parent. It also amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide that, in certain circumstances, a removal order cannot be enforced against a person who was not a citizen when they transitioned out of such care.

What MPs said

The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.

Victor Oh · Conservative

Response speech, June 1, 2023 (Senate) · Read the transcript
Mobina S.B. Jaffer · Independent Senators Group

Sponsor’s speech, June 2, 2022 (Senate) · Read the transcript

Full debates and votes on OpenParliament.ca (an independent site)

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Committee study

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Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI)

5 meetings between November 23 and May 1, 2024

Who's lobbying on it

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Canadian Civil Liberties Association registered to lobby on it · latest Sep 1, 2026

“Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Citizenship Act. Bill S-235:An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Participation in coalition advocating to provide citizenship for survivors of…”

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