REPORT OF THE SENIOR FEDERAL DELEGATE Uniform Law Conference of Canada

Reiterating their commitment to the work of ULCC, ―Deputy Ministers agreed to renew their commitment to the invaluable work of the ULCC, to reconsider sending a delegation to the Criminal Section meeting, and to reassess their ability to support ULCC, through translation and legislative drafting services for the Civil Section‖. [...] In addition, the Criminal Section of ULCC provides a unique opportunity for the federal Department of Justice to take the pulse and consult key stakeholders in the criminal justice system on its priorities, including to ensure that the justice system continues to enhance the personal safety and security of citizens through criminal laws, policies, and programs, to support victims of crime and to s. [...] 2) Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015) Under the lead of the Minister of Public Safety, Bill C-51 was introduced on. [...] 4) Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (the Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act) Under the lead of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Bill S-7 was introduced by the Leader of the Government in the Senate on November 5, 2014, passed by the House. [...] Bill C-452 amends the Criminal Code order to require consecutive sentences for offences related to trafficking in persons and to create a presumption regarding the exploitation of one person by another and to add the offence of trafficking in persons to the list of offences to which the forfeiture of proceeds of crime apply.