An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictive measures against foreign hostage takers and those who practice arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and to make related amendments to the...: XB441-353/1-PDF
"This enactment authorizes the Government of Canada to take restrictive measures against foreign nationals, foreign states and foreign entities that engage in hostage taking or arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations of Canadians or eligible protected persons outside Canada. It also requires the Minister of Foreign Affairs to provide assistance to the families of such hostages and detained individuals and to establish and implement programs to encourage cooperation for the release of such Canadians and eligible protected persons. Finally, this enactment makes related amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act"--Summary, page ii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, issuing body. |
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| Title | An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictive measures against foreign hostage takers and those who practice arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and to make related amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act = Loi prévoyant la prise de mesures restrictives contre les auteurs de prises d'otage étrangers et les personnes qui se livrent à la détention arbitraire dans les relations d'État à État et apportant des modifications connexes à la Loi sur le recyclage des produits de la criminalité et le financement des activités terroristes et à la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés. |
| Variant title | Loi prévoyant la prise de mesures restrictives contre les auteurs de prises d'otage étrangers et les personnes qui se livrent à la détention arbitraire dans les relations d'État à État et apportant des modifications connexes à la Loi sur le recyclage des produits de la criminalité et le financement des activités terroristes et à la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés Short title: Foreign Hostage Takers Accountability Act |
| Series title | Bill C-... ; Bill C-353, 1st Session, 44th Parliament |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | Bilingual-[English | French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II - 1 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023." "First reading, September 19, 2023." "Ms. Lantsman." Text in English and French. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : House of Commons of Canada = Chambre des communes du Canada, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource (ii, 14 pages). |
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| Subject terms | Political kidnapping -- Law and legislation -- Canada. Economic sanctions, Canadian. Forfeiture -- Canada. |
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