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PART 3: Enforcement
§135

Offences outside Canada

Offences outside Canada

🍁 In Simple Terms

Doing it abroad does not put it out of reach. An act that would be an offence under this law if it happened in Canada is still an offence when it happens outside the country, and it can be tried and punished here.

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text: IRPA Section 135

135 An act or omission that would by reason of this Act be punishable as an offence if committed in Canada is, if committed outside Canada, an offence under this Act and may be tried and punished in Canada.

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 135 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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