Two ministers share the file. Your application, your visa and your permanent residence belong to the Immigration Minister. The border, arrests, detention and removals belong to the Public Safety Minister. It matters when you are trying to work out which department is actually deciding your case.
(1)Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is responsible for the administration of this Act.
(1.1)The Governor in Council may, by order, designate a minister of the Crown as the Minister responsible for all matters under this Act relating to special advocates. If none is designated, the Minister of Justice is responsible for those matters.
(2)The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is responsible for the administration of this Act as it relates to (a)examinations at ports of entry; (b)the enforcement of this Act, including arrest, detention and removal; (c)the establishment of policies respecting the enforcement of this Act and inadmissibility on grounds of security, violating human or international rights, sanctions, transborder criminality or organized criminality; or (d)declarations referred to in section 42.1.