CILA proposes crucial amendments to fix the new border security law

The Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association (CILA) outlined four critical interventions to reform the newly enacted Bill C-12. Association members argue that the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act pushes vulnerable individuals into an unstable legal limbo. To resolve these systemic issues, the group proposes that Parliament clearly define the public interest to eliminate arbitrary ministerial discretion. Legal experts also demand that authorities restore the fundamental right to an oral refugee protection hearing. Furthermore, the organization calls for the creation of an internal risk assessment appeal mechanism and recommends suspending the retroactive application of the restrictive one-year filing rule.

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