The federal government tabled a bill on June 3 that would significantly limit who can pursue refugee claims in Canada while giving officials the power to cancel immigration applications en masse.
The bill is 127 pages long and includes a wide scope of legislation that gives Canada Post the authority to open people’s mail, expands the Coast Guard’s powers to conduct helicopter searches and cracks down on money laundering.
Here’s what we know so far about the Strong Borders Act.
People who claim asylum after living more than a year in Canada would not have their case considered by the Immigration and Refugee Board, and instead face deportation. But they would be offered a risk assessment first, so claimants wouldn’t be removed to places deemed unsafe, including war zones such as Gaza or Ukraine.
Sharing information – such as identity and status and immigration documentation – across provinces and territories, federal departments and different …