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PART 2: Refugee ProtectionDIVISION 3: Pre-removal Risk Assessment
§116

Regulations

Regulations

🍁 In Simple Terms

Housekeeping: this lets the government write the procedure for protection applications and for the decisions about who cannot be sent back, including which factors decide whether a hearing is required.

Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text: IRPA Section 116

116 The regulations may provide for any matter relating to the application of this Division, and may include provisions respecting procedures to be followed with respect to applications for protection and decisions made under section 115, including the establishment of factors to determine whether a hearing is required.

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In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 116 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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