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Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

s. 131 Counselling offence

  • PART 3: Enforcement

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The law says

IRPA s. 131
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131 Every person who knowingly induces, aids or abets or attempts to induce, aid or abet any person to contravene section 117, 118, 119, 122, 124 or 129, or who counsels a person to do so, commits an offence and is liable to the same penalty as that person.

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Amendment History (2)
  • 2001, c. 27, s. 131, c. 32, s. 81
  • 2012, c. 17, s. 45(F)

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