Bill Detail
An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures
Part 1 enacts the Canada Recovery Benefits Act to authorize the payment of the Canada recovery benefit, the Canada recovery sickness benefit and the Canada recovery caregiving benefit to support Canada’s economic recovery in response to COVID-19. It also makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations.
Part 2 amends the Canada Labour Code to, among other things,
This Part also makes related amendments to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act to ensure that employees may continue to take leave related to COVID-19 until September 25, 2021. Finally, it makes related amendments to regulations and contains coordinating amendments.
Part 3 amends the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act to limit, as of October 1, 2020, the payments that may be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund under that Act to those in respect of specified measures related to COVID-19, up to specified amounts. It also postpones the repeal of that Act until December 31, 2020.
Bill C-2 proposes several changes related to border security and immigration. It aims to give border services more tools and access to facilitate the movement of goods and information, including allowing free use of facilities and access to export goods. It also introduces new ways to schedule certain chemicals, allows law enforcement exemptions for drug investigations, and clarifies rules around opening mail. Furthermore, the bill modifies refugee claim processes, including eliminating a previous regime, empowering ministers to set document requirements, and allowing claims to be abandoned or withdrawn under certain conditions. It also introduces measures to suspend or cancel applications and documents for public interest reasons and adds new grounds for refugee claim ineligibility. Finally, it increases penalties for money laundering and terrorist financing offenses.
Legislative Timeline
Votes
Yes / No Ratio
How each party voted
| Party | Position | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Conservative | No | 0% | 100% |
| Green | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Liberal | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| NDP | No | 0% | 100% |