🍁 In Simple Terms
When required by an officer, a person must produce all relevant documents for their examination or application — including passports, work permits, study permits, and supporting documents. Failure to produce documents can be grounds for refusal.
Affects: Immigration applicants (economic, family, humanitarian)
Legal Text — IRPA Section 16
(1)A person who makes an application must answer truthfully all questions put to them for the purpose of the examination and must produce a visa and all relevant evidence and documents that the officer reasonably requires.
Obligation — appear for examination
(1.1)A person who makes an application must, on request of an officer, appear for an examination.
Obligation — relevant evidence
(b)subject to the regulations, the foreign national must submit to a medical examination.
In Practice
Related Sections
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 16 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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