A foreign national becomes a temporary resident when authorized to enter Canada for a temporary purpose (tourism, work, study). Temporary status is time-limited and purpose-specific.
(1)A foreign national becomes a temporary resident if an officer is satisfied that the foreign national has applied for that status, has met the obligations set out in paragraph 20(1)(b), is not inadmissible and is not the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1).
(2)An intention by a foreign national to become a permanent resident does not preclude them from becoming a temporary resident if the officer is satisfied that they will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay.
Amendment History (2)
22.1 (1) The Minister may, on the Minister’s own initiative, declare that a foreign national, other than a foreign national referred to in section 19, may not become a temporary resident if the Minister is of the opinion that it is justified by public policy considerations.Effective period(2) A declaration has effect for the period specified by the Minister, which is not to exceed 36 months.Revocation(3) The Minister may, at any time, revoke a declaration or shorten its effective period.Report to Parliament(4) The report required under section 94 must include the number of declarations made under subsection (1) and set out the public policy considerations that led to the making of the declarations.