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PART 1: Immigration to CanadaAdmissibility Hearing by the Immigration Division
§48

Enforceable removal order

Enforceable removal order

Enforcement
🍁 In Simple Terms

Once a removal order is in force and nothing is holding it back, the time for options is over. The person has to leave Canada immediately, and the order has to be carried out as soon as possible.

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text: IRPA Section 48

(1)A removal order is enforceable if it has come into force and is not stayed.

Effect

(2)If a removal order is enforceable, the foreign national against whom it was made must leave Canada immediately and the order must be enforced as soon as possible.

Amendment History (2)
2001, c. 27, s. 48
2012, c. 17, s. 20
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 48 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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