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The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism

Tougher rules governing immigration consultants enacted and new regulator announced

28 June 2011

Legislation cracking down on crooked immigration consultants will come into force on June 30, 2011, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.

Senator the Honourable Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu; the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

“Mega-Trials” Legislation Receives Royal Assent

27 June 2011

The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and the Honourable Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Senator, are pleased to announce that the Fair and Efficient Criminal Trials Act received Royal Assent yesterday, June 26.