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ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARY1 Official Development Assistance Accountability Act1 Official Development Assistance Accountability Act
Second Session, Forty-third Parliament,
69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-287
An Act to amend the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act
FIRST READING, April 16, 2021
Mr. Genuis
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act to add to the criteria to be met in respect of the provision of official international development assistance abroad by the Government of Canada.
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2nd Session, 43rd Parliament, 
69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-287
An Act to amend the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
2008, c. 17
Official Development Assistance Accountability Act
1 Subsection 4(1) of the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):
(d) does not promote the interests of a foreign government that has arbitrarily detained a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or has engaged in a crime against humanity, genocide or a war crime within the meaning of subsections 6(3) to (5) of the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act; and
(e) is consistent with Canada’s efforts to promote international peace and security.
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