Forward Regulatory Plan: 2021 to 2023
Regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Excessive Demand)

Enabling Act: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Description

The objective of these amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations is to change the definitions related to inadmissibility based on excessive demand on health or social services to be more inclusive of persons with disabilities, while continuing to protect the publicly-funded health and social services upon which Canadians rely. The amendments would also further specify and distinguish the roles of medical and migration officers.

Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)

Regulatory cooperation efforts are not required

Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses

There are no expected business impacts. Impacts on Canadians are still being assessed.

Consultations

The Department will likely seek stakeholder comment on the proposed text of the regulations when they are pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, anticipated in spring 2021.

The Department will also likely engage provincial and territorial ministries of health, education and social services through the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration.

Further Information

News release

Departmental Contact Information

Jennifer Lew
Acting Director, Migration Health Policy and Partnerships, Migration Health
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
Email: IRCC.MHBDGO-BDGDGMS.IRCC@cic.gc.ca
Telephone: 613-302-6997

Date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan: April 1, 2018