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C-212 Department of Citizenship and Immigration Ombud Act: An Act to establish the Office of the Ombud for the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

Creates an ombud for the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and sets out their duties and powers.

What Bill C-212 would do

This bill would establish the Office of the Ombud for the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and define the powers, duties, and functions of the ombud. It would also amend the Language Skills Act and make related changes to other federal laws. The published material gives no further detail.

Official text

Official summary

This enactment establishes the Office of the Ombud for the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and sets out the Ombud’s powers, duties and functions. It also makes a related amendment to the Languages Skills Act and consequential amendments to certain other Acts.

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind
Private member's bill
Sponsor
Jenny Kwan, Member of Parliament (Vancouver East)
Introduced
in the House of Commons
Last activity

Where it stands

  1. ProposedJun 18, 2025 Exact stageOutside the Order of Precedence · since June 18, 2025Introduced, but not debated yet.
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  2. Second reading in the House now

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  6. First reading in the Senate not yet

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  9. Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: Outside the Order of Precedence · since June 18, 2025.

  1. House
  2. Senate
  3. Royal assent

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