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Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

s. 47 Temporary resident

  • PART 1: Immigration to Canada
  • Admissibility Hearing by the Immigration Division
  • Enforcement

Last verified: June 2026 · Source: justice.gc.ca

The law says

IRPA s. 47
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47 A foreign national loses temporary resident status

  • (a)at the end of the period for which they are authorized to remain in Canada;
  • (b)on a determination by an officer or the Immigration Division that they have failed to comply with any other requirement of this Act; or
  • (c)on cancellation of their temporary resident permit, other than cancellation by an order made under subsection 87.302(1).

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