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PART 1: Immigration to CanadaAdmissibility Hearing by the Immigration Division
§45

Decision

Decision

Enforcement
🍁 In Simple Terms

The Immigration Division can make removal orders after a hearing. There are three types: departure order, exclusion order, and deportation order, each with different consequences for future entry.

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text: IRPA Section 45

45 The Immigration Division, at the conclusion of an admissibility hearing, shall make one of the following decisions: (a)recognize the right to enter Canada of a Canadian citizen within the meaning of the Citizenship Act, a person registered as an Indian under the Indian Act or a permanent resident; (b)grant permanent resident status or temporary resident status to a foreign national if it is satisfied that the foreign national meets the requirements of this Act; (c)authorize a permanent resident or a foreign national, with or without conditions, to enter Canada for further examination; or (d)make the applicable removal order against a foreign national who has not been authorized to enter Canada, if it is not satisfied that the foreign national is not inadmissible, or against a foreign national who has been authorized to enter Canada or a permanent resident, if it is satisfied that the foreign national or the permanent resident is inadmissible.

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 45 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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