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C-220 Bill defeated Private Member’s Bill

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing)

Sponsor: Michelle Rempel Garner, Member of Parliament (Calgary Nose Hill)

Proposed changes

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that, in imposing a sentence on an offender who is not a Canadian citizen, a court must not take into consideration the offender’s immigration status in Canada.

The path to law

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  1. · House of Commons

    Completed. September 17, 2025

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This bill is no longer moving. Status: Bill defeated.

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