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By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 3 Minutes Read November 12, 2014

The Government of Canada introduces legislation to prevent barbaric cultural practices in Canada

On November 5, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced that the Government of Canada had tabled its proposed Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act. The proposed Act is intended to amend the current Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code for the purpose of preventing barbaric cultural practices from taking place in Canada.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Immigration / CIC, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, Civil Marriage Act, criminal code, criminal conviction, foreign national, Foreign workers, honour killings, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, inadmissibility, inadmissible, IRPA, national minimum age for marriage of sixteen, permanent residents, polygamy, polygamy-specific ground of inadmissibility, temporary residents, vulnerable immigrants, Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act

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