Bill C-31 Resources
List of Resources on Bill C-31
Bill C-31 received Royal Assent on June 28, 2012. Below you will find background information relevant to this new law.
September 7th 2012: Report on Legal Aid Support for Refugee Claimants via the Refugee Forum at uOttawa (Peter Showler, University of Ottawa)
April 18th 2012: New Refugee Bill Will Not Give Refugees a Fair Chance to Tell Their Stories (Peter Showler, University of Ottawa)
April 18th 2012: 12-Month Mandatory Detention under Bill C-31 Said to Harm Asylum Seekers, Permanent Residents, and Canadian Taxpayers (Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and Sarah Grynpas)
April 18th 2012: Bill C-31 and Safe Countries of Origin? (Gloria Nafziger, Amnesty International)
April 18th 2012: New Refugee Bill Will Separate Families | French (Colleen French, Canadian Council for Refugees)
April 18th 2012: New Immigration Bill Puts Permanent Residents At Risk | Chinese | Creole (Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto)
March 22nd 2012: Bill C-31: The Minister says one thing; his Bill says another (CARL Press Release)
March 3rd 2012: Changes to Investigative Detention in Bill C-31 (Douglas Cannon, Elgin, Cannon & Associates)
March 2012: Speaking Notes for RLG Conference: Twelve Labours (Lesley Stalker, Lawyer)
March 2012: The World According to Kenney: Bill C-31 and Designated Countries of Origin (Warren Puddicombe, Elgin, Cannon & Associates)
March 2012: Legislative and Regulatory Reforms to the Refugee Hearing Process under the Balanced Refugee Reform Act and the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act (Laura Best, Embarkation Law Group)
March 2012: Compilation of proposed changes in IRPA and BRRA at first reading of C-31 (Peter Edelmann, Edelmann & Company)
February 28th 2012: It's wrong to shut door on European refugees (Catherine Dauvergne, Vancouver Sun)
February 28th 2012: Unpacking the latest refugee reform bill: Critics blast government 'hypocrisy' and claim bill complicates process for gay asylum seekers (Dale Smith, xtra.ca)
February 28th 2012: Bill C-31: A big new refugee bill but the same old debate (Peter Showler, maytree.com)
February 22th 2012: Ottawa's bogus refugee bill (Audrey Macklin and Lorne Waldman, thestar.com)
February 17th 2012: New Legislation targets Canadian Permanent Residents: Minister assumes new powers to revoke status (CARL Press Release)
February 16th 2012: CARL Responds to New Refugee Legislation, Bill C-31 (CARL Press Release)