Certain amounts owed under this Act — including costs the government paid on someone's behalf, deposits or guarantees of performance, removal costs for a foreign national, and court-ordered payments — are treated as federal debts and must be repaid to the government on demand.
(1)The following amounts are debts due to Her Majesty in right of Canada payable on demand:(a) a debt incurred by Her Majesty for which any person is liable under this Act;
(b)an amount that a person has agreed to pay as a deposit or guarantee of performance of an obligation under this Act;
(b.1)the amount of a penalty imposed under any regulation made under paragraph 32(d.4);
(c)the costs incurred in removing a prescribed foreign national from Canada;
(d)an amount that is ordered to be paid under section 147 on account of an unpaid liability; and
(e)an amount referred to in paragraph 148(1)(g).