Bill C-11

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	Debt Due to Her Majesty
Debts due	145. (1) The following amounts are debts due to Her Majesty in right of Canada payable on demand:
	(a) a debt incurred by Her Majesty for which any person is liable under this Act;
	(b) an amount that a person has agreed to pay as a deposit or guarantee of performance of an obligation under this Act;
	(c) the costs incurred in removing a prescribed foreign national from Canada;
	(d) an amount that is ordered to be paid under section 147 on account of an unpaid liability; and
	(e) an amount referred to in paragraph 148(1)(g).
Debts due - sponsors	(2) Subject to any federal-provincial agreement, an amount that a sponsor is required to pay under the terms of an undertaking is payable on demand to Her Majesty in right of Canada and Her Majesty in right of the province concerned and may be recovered by Her Majesty in either or both of those rights.
Recovery of debt	(3) A debt may be recovered at any time.
	Collection of Debts Due to Her Majesty
Certificates	146. (1) An amount or part of an amount payable under this Act that has not been paid may be certified by the Minister
	(a) without delay, if the Minister is of the opinion that the person liable for that amount is attempting to avoid payment; and
	(b) in any other case, on the expiration of 30 days after the default.
Judgments	(2) The certificate is to be filed and registered in the Federal Court and, when registered, has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken, as if the certificate were a judgment obtained in the Court for a debt of the amount specified in the certificate plus interest to the day of payment.
Costs	(3) The costs of registering the certificate are recoverable in the same manner as if they had been included in the certificate.
Garnishment	147. (1) If the Minister is of the opinion that a person is or is about to become liable to make a payment to a person liable to make a payment under this Act, the Minister may, by written notice, order the first person to pay to the Receiver General, on account of the second person's liability, all or part of the money otherwise payable to the second person.
Applicability to future payments	(2) If the Minister, under subsection (1), orders an employer to pay to the Receiver General money otherwise payable to an employee as remuneration,
	(a) the order is applicable to all future payments of remuneration until the liability is satisfied; and
	(b) the employer shall pay to the Receiver General out of each payment of remuneration the amount that the Minister stipulates in the notice.
Discharge of liability	(3) The receipt of the Minister is a good and sufficient discharge of the original liability to the extent of the payment.
Regulations	(4) The regulations may provide for any matter relating to the application of this section.
	Transportation Companies
Obligation of operators of vehicles and facilities	148. (1) A person who owns or operates a vehicle or a transportation facility, and an agent for such a person, must, in accordance with the regulations,
	(a) not carry to Canada a person who is prescribed or does not hold a prescribed document, or who an officer directs not be carried;
	(b) hold the prescribed documentation of a person whom it carries to Canada until an examination begins, present the person for examination and hold the person until the examination is completed;
	(c) arrange for a medical examination and medical treatment and observation of a person it carries to Canada;
	(d) provide prescribed information, including documentation and reports;
	(e) provide facilities for the holding and examination of persons being carried to Canada;
	(f) carry from Canada a person whom it has carried to or caused to enter Canada and who is prescribed or whom an officer directs to be carried;
	(g) pay for all prescribed costs and fees relating to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (f); and
	(h) provide security for compliance with its obligations under paragraphs (a) to (g).
Seizure of security for compliance	(2) If a person who owns or operates a vehicle or a transportation facility, or an agent of such a person, fails to comply with an obligation under this Act, all or part of any security provided by the person and any vehicle or other prescribed good owned or operated by the person may be detained, seized or forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada.
Use of information	149. The following provisions govern information provided under paragraph 148(1)(d):
	(a) the information may be used only for the purposes of this Act or to identify a person for whom a warrant of arrest has been issued in Canada; and
	(b) notice that the information was provided must be given to the person to whom it relates.
Regulations	150. The regulations may provide for any matter relating to the purposes of sections 148 and 149, may define, for the purposes of this Act, terms used in those sections and may include provisions respecting
	(a) the requirements and procedures applicable to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or a transportation facility;
	(b) the costs and fees for which a person who owns or operates a vehicle or a transportation facility is liable;
	(c) the procedures to be followed when a vehicle or other security is detained, seized, forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada or returned; and
	(d) the procedures by which a person may make claim that their interest in a vehicle or other good is not affected by it being detained, seized or forfeited to Her Majesty in right of Canada.
	PART 4
	IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD
	Composition of Board
Immigration and Refugee Board	151. The Immigration and Refugee Board consists of the Refugee Protection Division, the Refugee Appeal Division, the Immigration Division and the Immigration Appeal Division.
Composition	152. The Board is composed of a Chairperson and other members as are required to ensure the proper functioning of the Board.
Chairperson and other members	153. (1) The Chairperson and members of the Refugee Protection Division, Refugee Appeal Division and Immigration Appeal Division
	(a) are appointed to the Board by the Governor in Council, to hold office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding seven years, subject to removal by the Governor in Council at any time for cause, to serve in a regional or district office of the Board;
	(b) shall swear the oath or give the solemn affirmation of office set out in the rules of the Board;
	(c) are eligible for reappointment in the same or another capacity;
	(d) shall receive the remuneration that may be fixed by the Governor in Council;
	(e) are entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred while absent in the course of their duties, in the case of a full-time member, from their ordinary place of work or, in the case of a part-time member, while absent from their ordinary place of residence;
	(f) are deemed to be employed in the public service of Canada for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act, the Government Employees Compensation Act and any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act;
	(g) may not accept or hold any office or employment or carry on any activity inconsistent with their duties and functions under this Act; and
	(h) if appointed as full-time members, must devote the whole of their time to the performance of their duties under this Act.
Deputy Chairperson and Assistant Deputy Chairpersons	(2) One Deputy Chairperson for each Division referred to in subsection (1) and not more than 10 Assistant Deputy Chairpersons are to be designated by the Governor in Council from among the full-time members of those Divisions.
Full-time and part-time appointments	(3) The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairpersons and Assistant Deputy Chairpersons of the Divisions referred to in subsection (1) are appointed on a full-time basis and the other members are appointed on a full-time or part-time basis.
Qualification	(4) The Deputy Chairperson of the Immigration Appeal Division and a majority of the Assistant Deputy Chairpersons of that Division and at least 10 per cent of the members of the Divisions referred to in subsection (1) must be members of at least five years standing at the bar of a province or notaries of at least five years standing at the Chambre des notaires du Québec.
Disposition after member ceases to hold office	154. A former member of the Board, within eight weeks after ceasing to be a member, may make or take part in a decision on a matter that they heard as a member, if the Chairperson so requests. For that purpose, the former member is deemed to be a member.
Disposition if member unable to take part	155. If a member of a three-member panel is unable to take part in the disposition of a matter that the member has heard, the remaining members may make the disposition and, for that purpose, are deemed to constitute the applicable Division.
Immunity and no summons	156. The following rules apply to the Chairperson and the members in respect of the exercise or purported exercise of their functions under this Act:
	(a) no criminal or civil proceedings lie against them for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith; and
	(b) they are not competent or compellable to appear as a witness in any civil proceedings.
	Head Office and Staff
Head office	157. (1) The head office of the Board shall be in the National Capital Region as described in the schedule to the National Capital Act.
Residence - Chairperson	(2) The Chairperson must live in the National Capital Region or within reasonable commuting distance of it.
Personnel	158. The Executive Director and other personnel necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the Board shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act, and the personnel are deemed to be employed in the Public Service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act.
	Duties of Chairperson
Chairperson	159. (1) The Chairperson is, by virtue of holding that office, a member of each Division of the Board and is the chief executive officer of the Board. In that capacity, the Chairperson
	(a) has supervision over and direction of the work and staff of the Board;
	(b) may at any time assign a member appointed under paragraph 153(1)(a) to the Refugee Protection Division, the Refugee Appeal Division and the Immigration Appeal Division;
	(c) may at any time, notwithstanding paragraph 153(1)(a), assign a member, other than a member of the Immigration Division, to work in another regional or district office in order to satisfy operational requirements, but an assignment may not exceed 90 days without the approval of the Governor in Council;
	(d) designates from among the full-time members of the Board coordinating members for a Division, other than the Immigration Division;
	(e) assigns administrative functions to the members of the Board;
	(f) apportions work among the members of the Board and fixes the place, date and time of proceedings;
	(g) takes any action that may be necessary to ensure that the members of the Board carry out their duties efficiently and without undue delay;
	(h) may issue guidelines in writing to members of the Board and identify decisions of the Board as jurisprudential guides, after consulting with the Deputy Chairpersons and the Director General of the Immigration Division, to assist members in carrying out their duties; and
	(i) may appoint and, subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, fix the remuneration of experts or persons having special knowledge to assist the Divisions in any matter.
Delegation	(2) The Chairperson may delegate any of his or her powers under this Act to a member of the Board, other than a member of the Immigration Division, except that
	(a) powers conferred under subsection 161(1) may not be delegated;
	(b) powers referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (i) may be delegated to the Executive Director of the Board; and
	(c) powers in relation to the Immigration Division may only be delegated to the Director General, directors or members of that Division.
Absence, incapacity or vacancy	160. In the event of the absence or incapacity of the Chairperson, or if the office of Chairperson is vacant, the Minister may authorize one of the Deputy Chairpersons or any other member of the Board to act as Chairperson.