Immigration in Canada
Compare recent bills on this issue across different governments.
Canada
View Bills →Financial Crimes Agency Act
Creates a federal agency to investigate serious financial crimes and recover assets. Businesses may face more federal probes and some cases move to federal prosecutors.
Status
Second reading
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Appropriation Act No. 2, 2026-27
This law lets federal departments keep running and paying staff through March 31, 2027. It does not change taxes or benefits.
Status
Royal assent
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Sergei Magnitsky International Anti-Corruption and Human Rights Act
Canada adds new sanctions for foreign repression and corruption. Some family of sanctioned people lose visas, and broadcasters tied to bad actors can lose licences.
Status
Consideration in committee
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Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act
The bill tightens border checks, speeds asylum decisions, and raises penalties for money laundering. It expands police powers and moves the Coast Guard under Defence.
Status
Royal assent
Timeline
Strong Borders Act
Expect tighter border checks, cash limits, and faster police access to basic data. Refugee rules change, and tech firms must help lawful access without weakening encryption.
Status
Second reading
Timeline
Appropriation Act No. 4, 2025-26
Adds $5.4 billion to keep mail, CBC, defence, and public services running until March 2026. It also cancels many old student loans.
Status
Royal assent
Timeline
Jail Not Bail Act
Police can't release serious offenders. More accused must convince a judge for bail, non-citizens must surrender passports, and the federal government will publish a yearly report on bail.
Status
Second reading
Timeline
Gun Crackdown and Nuclear Security Powers
Penalties for gun crimes increase. Police and courts can remove guns in risky homes, limit handgun transfers, stop ghost guns, and allow trained guards at nuclear sites.
Status
Royal assent
Timeline
Ontario
View Bills →Protecting Farmland and Modernizing Farm Rules
Stops many foreign and designated buyers from buying farmland without permission. Strengthens farmer payment protections, dairy safety rules, and penalties for non-compliance.
Status
Second Reading
Timeline
Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025
Job boards must flag fake ads. Workers get unpaid leave during mass layoffs; safety fines rise; and the province can fast-track skills training builds.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
Alberta
View Bills →Approving Spending for Services and Projects
This bill lets government pay for hospitals, schools, roads, and social programs. It keeps services running and allows shifts to speed up school and health projects.
Status
Third Reading
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Fair Hiring Rules for Foreign Workers
Stops recruiters and employers from charging foreign workers fees or taking passports. Employers must register and recruiters must be licensed.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
Threat Assessments and Police Service Reform
The law allows threat assessments and fast sharing of health and police data to prevent violence. It opens police jobs to permanent residents and updates police and corrections rules.
Status
Royal Assent
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Midyear Budget Top Up and Transfers
This bill gives government departments extra money so services keep running this year. It shifts big hospital funds into assisted living but does not raise taxes.
Status
Third Reading
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Québec
View Bills →An Act enacting the Immigration Regionalization Act to establish regional immigration tables and affirm the role of regions in welcoming and integrating immigrants.
The project gives regions an official role in immigration. It prepares regional plans and facilitates the reception and integration of newcomers.
Status
Présentation
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Quebec extends health coverage to all pregnancies
Pregnant people in Quebec get health and drug coverage right away, regardless of status. Coverage may start at conception and last two years after birth, or 12 weeks after loss.
Status
Présentation
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Quebec Ties Licensing to Tax and Labor Checks
Quebec's driver agency must sign deals to help enforce tax, labor, safety, transport, and immigration laws. Your licensing or registration could involve new checks and some data sharing.
Status
Présentation
Timeline
Quebec to Count Temporary Residents in Plans
Quebec will include temporary residents in immigration plans. It changes reporting, not caps, to help plan housing, schools, transit, and health care.
Status
Présentation
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New Brunswick
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View Bills →Government Spending and Borrowing Plan
Sets next year’s funding for health, schools, roads, and social programs. Lets the government borrow up to $3.1 billion.
Status
Commencement
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Municipal Stabilization and Growth Plan
Provides a municipality temporary grants and five-year relief from some provincial charges. It sends planners to update rules and funds an immigration pilot to attract workers.
Status
First Reading
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Saskatchewan
View Bills →United States
View Bills →Impeaching Donald J. Trump
Alleges the President enabled ICE/CBP to commit and cover up unjustified killings and other constitutional violations.
Status
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Ground for foreign official discrimination
Adds a new inadmissibility and deportation ground for foreign officials who apply harsher or unfair economic actions against a United States person compared to similarly situated non-U.S. parties.
Status
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
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Consideration to Secure the Border
Sets rules for House debate and final vote on border security and immigration reform.
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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Disapproving ICE student admission rule
Nullifies an ICE rule setting fixed admission periods and an extension process for student and exchange visitor visa categories.
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 668.
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Debt-Free In-State College, DREAMer Pell Eligibility
Creates state–federal programs to help students attend in‑state public colleges without debt and extends Pell grant access to DREAMer students.
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Defend Voting Rights Resolution
Affirms House support for 14th and 15th Amendments and opposes voter intimidation, federal armed presence at polling places, and national voter data collection.
Status
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Higher Education Affordability and DREAMer Pell
Creates state–federal partnerships to expand debt‑free in‑state public college options and add Pell eligibility for DREAMer students.
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Reimbursement Grants for State Immigration Costs
Creates a federal grant program to reimburse certain states for costs and damage from large-scale deployment of federal immigration officials.
Status
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Toronto
View Bills →Major Deal Funds Transit and Housing
The deal brings funding for transit, housing, shelters, and highway upkeep. Riders get more safety measures; drivers face no immediate tolls.
Status
Adopted by City Council
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City Backs Shelters, Seeks Federal Funding
City will pay one-time support to groups sheltering refugee claimants and asks the federal government for funding and a reception centre. That could add shelter spaces and speed housing.
Status
Adopted by City Council
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Secure Funding for Asylum Seeker Shelters
City asks federal and provincial governments to fund and plan asylum seeker shelter supports so shelters stay open. If funding stops, services may be cut.
Status
Adopted by City Council
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