Vote #20026 Oct 2022

Bill C-242 is a proposed law that would make it easier for parents and grandparents to get temporary visas to visit family in Canada.

Passed319 Yeas

0 Nays

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about a proposed law called Bill C-242. It wants to make it easier for parents and grandparents to visit Canada. Right now, it can be hard for parents and grandparents to get a temporary visa to visit their families in Canada. This proposed law would tell the government to consider family ties when deciding whether to give them a visa. It also says the government has to explain its decision if it refuses a visa. If this proposed law passes, more families might be able to spend time together. This could be important for people who have moved to Canada and want their parents or grandparents to be able to visit them more easily. It could also help families share their culture and traditions with younger generations.

Related Bill

C-242

More Visits for Parents and Grandparents

This new law makes it easier for parents and grandparents to visit Canada. They can apply for a special visa that lasts up to 10 years. This lets them spend more time with their families here.

Introduced Feb 8, 2022·Last discussed Jun 22, 2023

Kyle Seeback

Conservative

New Law

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Liberal: 80Conservative: 55Bloc Québécois: 3

Sima Acan (Liberal)

Fares Al Soud (Liberal)

Rebecca Alty (Liberal)

Scott Anderson (Conservative)

Carol Anstey (Conservative)

Chak Au (Conservative)

Roman Baber (Conservative)

Burton Bailey (Conservative)

Karim Bardeesy (Liberal)

Buckley Belanger (Liberal)

Jim Bélanger (Conservative)

David Bexte (Conservative)

Kody Blois (Liberal)

Patrick Bonin (Bloc Québécois)

Steven Bonk (Conservative)

Kathy Borrelli (Conservative)

Mark Carney (Liberal)

Ben Carr (Liberal)

Wade Chang (Liberal)

Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal)

Madeleine Chenette (Liberal)

Maggie Chi (Liberal)

Leslie Church (Liberal)

Braedon Clark (Liberal)

Sandra Cobena (Conservative)

Connie Cody (Conservative)

Paul Connors (Liberal)

Michael Cooper (Conservative)

Marianne Dandurand (Liberal)

John-Paul Danko (Liberal)

Fred Davies (Conservative)

Mike Dawson (Conservative)

Kelly DeRidder (Conservative)

Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois)

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal)

Caroline Desrochers (Liberal)

Kerry Diotte (Conservative)

Philip Earle (Liberal)

Doug Eyolfson (Liberal)

Jessica Fancy (Liberal)

Bruce Fanjoy (Liberal)

Stephen Fuhr (Liberal)

Anna Gainey (Liberal)

Vince Gasparro (Liberal)

Dalwinder Gill (Conservative)

Amarjeet Gill (Conservative)

Harb Gill (Conservative)

Sukhman Gill (Conservative)

Amanpreet Gill (Conservative)

Wade Grant (Liberal)

Will Greaves (Liberal)

Jason Groleau (Conservative)

Claude Guay (Liberal)

Michael Guglielmin (Conservative)

Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal)

Aaron Gunn (Conservative)

Gabriel Hardy (Conservative)

Emma Harrison (Liberal)

Alana Hirtle (Liberal)

Vincent Ho (Conservative)

Tim Hodgson (Liberal)

Corey Hogan (Liberal)

Kurt Holman (Conservative)

Grant Jackson (Conservative)

Tamara Jansen (Conservative)

Matt Jeneroux (Liberal)

Jamil Jivani (Conservative)

Natilien Joseph (Liberal)

Arpan Khanna (Conservative)

Jeff Kibble (Conservative)

Rhonda Kirkland (Conservative)

Ernie Klassen (Liberal)

Helena Konanz (Conservative)

Tamara Kronis (Conservative)

Ned Kuruc (Conservative)

Mike Lake (Conservative)

Linda Lapointe (Liberal)

Ginette Lavack (Liberal)

Steeve Lavoie (Liberal)

Andrew Lawton (Conservative)

Eric Lefebvre (Conservative)

Carlos Leitão (Liberal)

Branden Leslie (Conservative)

Michael Ma (Liberal)

Heath MacDonald (Liberal)

Kent MacDonald (Liberal)

Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)

Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative)

Chris Malette (Liberal)

Gaétan Malette (Conservative)

James Maloney (Liberal)

Jacob Mantle (Conservative)

Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal)

David McKenzie (Conservative)

Jill McKnight (Liberal)

Stephanie McLean (Liberal)

Marie-Gabrielle Ménard (Liberal)

Costas Menegakis (Conservative)

Marjorie Michel (Liberal)

Shannon Miedema (Liberal)

Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal)

Billy Morin (Conservative)

David Myles (Liberal)

Juanita Nathan (Liberal)

Chi Nguyen (Liberal)

Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba (Liberal)

Dominique O'Rourke (Liberal)

Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal)

Tom Osborne (Liberal)

Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois)

Nathalie Provost (Liberal)

Jacques Ramsay (Liberal)

Aslam Rana (Liberal)

Colin Reynolds (Conservative)

Gregor Robertson (Liberal)

Pauline Rochefort (Liberal)

Lianne Rood (Conservative)

Ellis Ross (Conservative)

Jonathan Rowe (Conservative)

Zoe Royer (Liberal)

Gurbux Saini (Liberal)

Abdelhaq Sari (Liberal)

Jake Sawatzky (Liberal)

Terry Sheehan (Liberal)

Amandeep Sodhi (Liberal)

Evan Solomon (Liberal)

Charles Sousa (Liberal)

Eric St-Pierre (Liberal)

William Stevenson (Conservative)

Matt Strauss (Conservative)

Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal)

Corey Tochor (Conservative)

Dominique Vien (Conservative)

Louis Villeneuve (Liberal)

Tim Watchorn (Liberal)

Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal)

John Zerucelli (Liberal)

Sameer Zuberi (Liberal)