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Vote #25813 Feb 2023

Bill S-8 is about changing the rules for immigrants and refugees.

Passed314 Yeas
0 Nays
8 Paired

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about a proposed law called Bill S-8 that wants to change the rules about who can come to Canada. It changes the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which is the main law about immigration. The proposed law probably makes some small fixes and updates to the existing rules. It might change how the government decides who can immigrate or seek refuge in Canada. It could also change some related laws and regulations to match the new rules. If this proposed law passes, it could affect people who want to immigrate to Canada, refugees seeking safety, and the overall immigration system. People should care because it impacts who can become a Canadian and how our country grows.

Related Bill

S-8

Immigration Law Changes

This law changes the rules for immigration and refugees. It updates the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Other related laws and rules are also updated to match.

Introduced Oct 4, 2022·Last discussed Jun 22, 2023
Independent
Sen. Marc Gold
Senator
New Law
How Canada Voted
How the House Voted

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Speaker
Speaker's Left
Speaker's Right
Yea (208)
Paired (5)
Did not vote (127)
Did Not Vote (127)
Liberal: 74Conservative: 50Bloc Québécois: 2NDP: 1
Sima Acan (Liberal)
Fares Al Soud (Liberal)
Rebecca Alty (Liberal)
Anita Anand (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)
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)
Marianne Dandurand (Liberal)
John-Paul Danko (Liberal)
Fred Davies (Conservative)
Don Davies (NDP)
Mike Dawson (Conservative)
Kelly DeRidder (Conservative)
Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois)
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal)
Caroline Desrochers (Liberal)
Kerry Diotte (Conservative)
Philip Earle (Liberal)
Ali Ehsassi (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)
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)
Linda Lapointe (Liberal)
Ginette Lavack (Liberal)
Steeve Lavoie (Liberal)
Andrew Lawton (Conservative)
Eric Lefebvre (Conservative)
Carlos Leitão (Liberal)
Branden Leslie (Conservative)
Michael Ma (Liberal)
Kent MacDonald (Liberal)
Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)
Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative)
Chris Malette (Liberal)
Gaétan Malette (Conservative)
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)
Nathalie Provost (Liberal)
Jacques Ramsay (Liberal)
Aslam Rana (Liberal)
Colin Reynolds (Conservative)
Gregor Robertson (Liberal)
Pauline Rochefort (Liberal)
Ellis Ross (Conservative)
Jonathan Rowe (Conservative)
Zoe Royer (Liberal)
Gurbux Saini (Liberal)
Abdelhaq Sari (Liberal)
Jake Sawatzky (Liberal)
Amandeep Sodhi (Liberal)
Evan Solomon (Liberal)
Eric St-Pierre (Liberal)
William Stevenson (Conservative)
Matt Strauss (Conservative)
Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal)
Louis Villeneuve (Liberal)
Tim Watchorn (Liberal)
John Zerucelli (Liberal)