C-17 Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Amendments
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Summary
This bill allows immigration officers to refuse to authorize foreigners to work in Canada in cases where to give authorization would be contrary to public policy considerations. You may have heard of this bill in the media as its aim can be described (in part) as curbing the sex-worker (prostitute) trade.
If you're not particular about details, then the official summary might be for you!
Bill History
This bill is the same as Bill C-57, which was left passed at Second Reading at the close of the first session of the 39th Parliament. It was re-introduced as C-13 on October 29th, 2007. It was deemed read and passed a second time.
A rather detailed background of this bill can be found here.
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