🍁 In Simple Terms
Simply possessing a fraudulent identity document to break immigration law can get you up to 5 years in prison. Using, importing, exporting, or trafficking in such documents can result in up to 14 years.
Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text — IRPA Section 123
(1)Every person who contravenes(a) paragraph 122(1)(a) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction on indictment to a term of imprisonment of up to five years; and
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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 123 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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