Bill S-240 explained in plain English
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)
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Short answer
Bill S-240 creates criminal offenses for human organ trafficking and adds inadmissibility grounds for individuals involved in such activities under Canadian immigration law.
At a glance
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Bill S-240 creates criminal offenses for human organ trafficking and adds inadmissibility grounds for individuals involved in such activities under Canadian immigration law.
Bill S-240 amends the Criminal Code and Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to address human organ trafficking. It creates new criminal offenses for actions involving the removal or transplantation of organs without informed consent, and adds grounds for inadmissibility to Canada for individuals involved in such activities.
- Creates new criminal offenses in the Criminal Code for obtaining or facilitating the removal of organs without informed consent, and for obtaining organs for financial gain.
- Imposes a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment for offenses under the new provisions.
- Requires medical practitioners to report organ transplant recipients to a designated authority.
- Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to make permanent residents or foreign nationals inadmissible to Canada if the Minister believes they have engaged in organ trafficking activities.
- Canadian citizens
- Permanent residents of Canada
- Medical practitioners involved in organ transplants
- Individuals involved in human organ trafficking activities
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'informed consent' in practice.
- The exact criteria for the Minister's determination of 'conduct constituting an offence' are not defined in the text.
- The bill does not outline procedures for reporting or investigating suspected organ trafficking activities.
Creates new criminal offenses for human organ trafficking, including removing organs without informed consent and profiting from illegal organ transactions.
Source: Section 240.1
Adds a new ground for inadmissibility to Canada for individuals suspected of participating in human organ trafficking activities.
Source: Subsection 35(1)
Allows Canadian citizens or permanent residents to be prosecuted for organ trafficking offenses committed outside Canada.
Source: Subsection 7(4.2)
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