Ottawa, August 19, 2011 — The Balanced Refugee Reform Act will come into force on June 29, 2012, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
By law, the new refugee determination system comes into force 24 months after royal assent, which was received on June 29, 2010.
For more information on the new asylum system, visit the CIC website.
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