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PART 3: Enforcement
§145

Debts due

Debts due

🍁 In Simple Terms

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.

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text — IRPA Section 145

(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).

Cross-References
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 145 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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