MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS — Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Bill
Message from Commons--Amendment, Concurrence with a Senate Amendment and Disagreement with a Senate Amendment
March 26, 2026
Honourable senators, I have the honour to inform the Senate that a message has been received from the House of Commons which reads as follows:
Thursday, March 26, 2026
EXTRACT, —
That a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours that, in relation to Bill C-12, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of Canada’s borders and the integrity of the Canadian immigration system and respecting other related security measures, the House:
proposes that amendment 2 made by the Senate be amended by replacing the text of paragraph 75.1(3)(c) with the following: “the proportion of refugee protection claimants referred to in paragraph (b) who exited and re-entered Canada after the day of entry referred to in paragraph 101(1)(b.1) of that Act;”;
agrees with amendment 3 made by the Senate; and
respectfully disagrees with amendment 1 because the amendment would remove Canadian citizens and permanent residents from the clear and transparent information-sharing framework established by Part 5 of the bill, because information-sharing relating to these individuals already occurs under existing statutory authorities and would continue to occur in their absence from the framework established by Bill C-12, as the purpose of Part 5 is to replace the current patchwork of authorities with a single coherent regime that establishes consistent partners, clearly defined purposes, and modern privacy safeguards, and furthermore, because excluding Canadian citizens and permanent residents from these provisions would perpetuate existing inefficiencies, undermine modernization initiatives within the immigration system, and reduce the transparency and accountability that Bill C-12 intends to strengthen.
ATTEST
Eric Janse
Clerk of the House of Commons
Honourable senators, when shall this message be taken into consideration?
(On motion of Senator Moreau, message placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration later this day.)
