🍁 In Simple Terms
Passenger information handed over by carriers is fenced in. It can only be used to administer immigration law, to run the department, or to identify someone who has an arrest warrant out in Canada, and the person it belongs to has to be told about that use.
Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text: IRPA Section 149
149 The following provisions govern information provided under paragraph 148(1)(d): (a)the information may be used only for the purposes of this Act or the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act or to identify a person for whom a warrant of arrest has been issued in Canada; and (b)notice regarding use of the information must be given to the person to whom it relates.
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 149 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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