As of March 2026, Bill C-12 has completed Senate second reading and committee consideration without amendments, but final enactment remains pending. The bill proposes expanded executive powers over immigration documents and processing, with privacy safeguards noted by the regulator. Civil society groups have raised concerns about due process and asylum claim restrictions, highlighting contested provisions related to refugee claim bars and information sharing.

• Bill C-12 is a major immigration-and-border bill moving through Parliament with potentially broad implications for executive authority over immigration documents and processing, as well as asylum system changes.
• Official tracking shows Bill C-12 completed several Senate stages in February 2026, including second reading (Feb 5) and committee consideration with a committee report “without amendment” (Feb 25), while “third reading” shows “no activity” on the status page as captured here—meaning final enactment is unspecified within the Feb 5–Mar 7 window unless later verified.
• Alongside the formal legislative record, the privacy regulator publicly noted “positive safeguards” around information-sharing agreements, while civil-society organizations argued Parts 5–8 could undermine due process and privacy; applicant planning should focus on no-regrets actions that remain beneficial regardless of legislation outcomes (completeness, consistency, and documented compliance).
• Senate second reading was completed on Thursday, Feb 5, 2026, and the bill was referred to committee that same day.
• Senate committee consideration was completed on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026, with the committee report presented “without amendment.”
• The tracking page shows “Third reading” with “No activity” as displayed in the captured record, meaning the final step and Royal Assent are unspecified within this report based on official tracking alone.
• A Senate motion adopted Feb 5, 2026 structured committee study and reporting timelines, requiring the final report by Feb 24, 2026 or deemed reported without amendment.
• Bill C-12 is described by some analyses as proposing sweeping executive powers over immigration documents and processing, with the Senate committee reporting the bill without amendments and preparing for third reading.
• The privacy regulator noted that Bill C-12 would amend laws to strengthen immigration and border security and combat transnational organized crime, including important safeguards for information-sharing agreements outside IRCC.
• Civil society groups have raised concerns about Parts 5–8 of the bill, including denial of hearings and appeals for some refugee claimants, expanded information sharing with limited safeguards, a one-year bar on refugee claims tied to entry date, and restrictions related to irregular entry along the Canada–US border.

• https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/c-12
• https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-and-decisions/advice-to-parliament/2026/parl_260212/
• https://www.cicnews.com/2026/02/major-immigration-bill-reported-with-no-amendments-0272037.html
• https://sencanada.ca/Content/Sen/Committee/451/SOCI/briefs/2026-02-06_SOCI_SM-C-12_Brief_CCR_e.pdf