Federal law has a correction record.
Justice Canada lists text corrections made in 2025. They include a wrong section number in a rule on immigration. [1]
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Fix the rulebook. Show the fix.
People must be able to read the rules they must follow. Give each reported error an owner, a public answer and a dated fix.
What we found
A text fix has limits.
Federal law lets the Minister fix grammar and typos in the online law text only if the fix does not change its substance. [2]
BC has its own route.
BC can fix listed types of errors by regulation. The Legislature must confirm the fix, or it expires after the next session ends. [4]
Our case for change
A wrong section number can send a reader to the wrong rule. A typo may be small. The job of checking it should not fall only on the person trying to obey the law. We want a public way to report, check and fix errors at every level.
Start with an exact clause.
In March 2025, the federal correction log changed a reference from (7) to (6) in subsection 269(8) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. It records both language versions.
The log shows what changed and when. It does not count all errors still in force. More published fixes may mean better checking, not worse laws.
[1]A typo and a policy choice are different.
Canada also has an MSLA program. It bundles small, agreed fixes into a bill. Its tests bar new offences, harm to rights and public spending. A disputed policy change needs the proper law-making process.
An old section number is not always a broken rule. BC law explains how some old references carry over after a law is revised. Check the full legal record before calling an error.
[3][4]Let the public see the whole repair.
Give each report a number. Show the exact law, clause, date and language. Name the office that will check it. Show whether it is a typo, a stale link or a disputed change in meaning.
Publish the answer, the legal route and the date of any fix. Keep the old text so readers can see the change. Test links and section numbers before each new version goes live.
The strongest challenge to our case
Officials should not rewrite a law just because someone calls it an error. A fix can affect rights. Keep legal review and elected oversight where needed. Our ask is a clear, faster repair process, not power to change policy in secret.
[2][3]What we want changed
One public repair log
Let anyone report a precise problem. Publish each result, including why a report was rejected.
Check before publishing
Test section links and both language versions where both have legal force. Give readers a dated change log.
Measure the work fairly
Publish the number of reports, time to answer and time to fix. Do not call raw report counts an error rate.
Who can act
Parliament, provincial and territorial law offices, and local councils. Each must use its own legal route.
What this could cost the public
The staff and tools would cost money. We have not priced them. Start with existing law offices and publish the budget before expanding.
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