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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)

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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)
CitationSC 2012, c 15
Territorial extentCanada
Enacted byParliament of Canada
Royal assentJune 28, 2012
Legislative history
Bill citationBill C-310
Introduced byJoy Smith
First readingOctober 3, 2011 (House of Commons)
Second readingDecember 12, 2011 (House of Commons)
Third readingApril 27, 2012 (House of Commons)
First readingMay 1, 2012 (Senate)
Second readingMay 15, 2012 (Senate)
Third readingJune 22, 2012 (Senate)
Summary
Enables the Government of Canada to prosecute Canadians for trafficking in persons while outside of Canada
Keywords
Human trafficking
Status: In force

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons) (French: Loi modifiant le Code criminel (traite des personnes), commonly known as Bill C-310) is a statute passed by the Canadian Parliament in 2012.[1] It amended the Criminal Code to enable the Government of Canada to prosecute Canadians for trafficking in persons while outside of Canada.[2]

Joy Smith, Member of Parliament for Kildonan—St. Paul in Manitoba, introduced Bill C-310 as a private member's bill in the fall of 2011. Smith hoped that the bill would help combat human trafficking globally in a way that could not be accomplished by simply addressing issues relating to border control and immigration to Canada.[3] The first reading of the bill took place on October 3 of that year during the 41st Canadian Parliament.[4] Although private member's bills rarely are enacted, Bill C-310 was passed by Parliament and received royal assent on June 28, 2012.

During debates in the House of Commons on the bill, it received broad support across party lines.[5]

On April 27, 2012, the bill was sent to the Senate with unanimous support from MPs.[4][6] That June, UNICEF Canada submitted a brief to the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs relating to Bill C-310.[7] On June 22, 2012, the bill passed third reading in the Senate, and then royal assent on June 28, 2012.[4][8]

A year later, on May 6, 2013, Naomi Krueger of The Salvation Army appeared as a witness at before the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Krueger was the manager of Deborah's Gate, a safe house for human trafficking victims run by the Salvation Army in Vancouver, British Columbia. She testified to the Committee that Bill C-310 "created opportunities to better support ... the victims whom we serve on a day-to-day basis at Deborah's Gate."[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Private Member's Bill - C-310, Royal Assent (41-1)". parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Human Trafficking - Bill C-310 - Supportive Organizations". Joy Smith. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Canada: Bill C-310 to Strengthen Fight against Human Trafficking". SOS Children's Villages – Canada. March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "C-310 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "Bill C-310 (Historical)". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. ^ Daniel Proussalidis (April 27, 2012). "Bill would let cops nab human traffickers abroad". The London Free Press. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bill C-310: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)" (PDF). UNICEF Canada. June 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  8. ^ "Bill C-310: Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Trafficking in Persons)". Online Party of Canada. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights". Parliament of Canada. May 6, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.