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PART 5: Transitional Provisions, Consequential and Related Amendments, Coordinating Amendments, Repeals and Coming into Force
§187

Definition of former Act

Definition of former Act

🍁 In Simple Terms

Housekeeping: for the transition sections that follow, the former Act means the old Immigration Act of 1985 and the rules made under it. Everything in this part is about the 2002 move from that law to this one.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 187 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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