Participatory Government, December 30, 2016

Consultations:

Provincial-Ontario Consultations:

Basic Income Pilot consultation

• Open until January 31, 2017
• Go here for details

Federal Consultations:

• None particularly relevant at this time

Bills:

Federal Bills at Committee (House):

• None particularly relevant at this time

Federal Bills at Committee (Senate):

C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act

• LEGISinfo here
• Currently before the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, contact info here

S-219, Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran Act

• LEGISinfo here
• Currently before the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, contact info here

S-226, Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law)

• LEGISinfo here
• Currently before the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, contact info here

Proposed Federal Regulations:

Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Gaz. Vol. 150, No. 50 — December 10, 2016)

• Open until January 9, 2017
• Re: information sharing with UK, Australia and New Zealand
• Proposed regulations, RIAS etc available here
• Contact: 

Emmanuelle Deault-Bonin
Deputy Director
Identity Management and Information Sharing
Admissibility Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
180 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1L1
Telephone: 613-437-5894
Fax: 613-957-9187
Email: CIC.FCCR-RCCN.CIC@cic.gc.ca

Rules Amending the Federal Courts Rules (Gaz. Vol. 150, No. 45 — November 5, 2016)

• Open until January 4, 2017
• Re: monetary limits to procedures, books of authorities, appeal books, confidential documents, etc
• Proposed regulations, RIAS etc available here
• Contact:

Andrew Baumberg
Secretary of the Rules Committee of the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H9
Telephone: 613-947-3177
Fax: 613-943-0354
Email: andrew.baumberg@fct-cf.gc.ca

Federal House of Commons e-Petitions:

e-331 (Immigration) (British Home Children)

• Open until January 5, 2017
• Information and signing available here

e-547 (Refugees) (waiver of travel loans to refugees)

• Open until January 28, 2017
• Information and signing available here

e-553 (Iran) (re-establishing diplomatic relations)

• Open until January 5, 2017
• Information and signing available here

e-563 (Iran) (assistance to Canadian prisoners and diplomatic pressure)

• Open until January 13, 2017
• Information and signing available here

e-572 (Foreign students) (prioritizing settlement of those who study in Canada)

• Open until January 20, 2017
• Information and signing available here

e-609 (Syria) (provide assistance)

• Open until February 10, 2017
• Information and signing available here

e-626 (Ethiopia) (condemn atrocities against protesters)

• Open until February 24, 2017
• Information and signing available here

e-628 (Crimes against humanity) (recognition of ISIL atrocities)

• Open until February 24, 2017
• Information and signing available here

e-696 (Foreign policy) (paying ransom for people abducted abroad)

• Open until March 29, 2017
• Information and signing available here