A removal order is put on pause in five situations: when carrying it out would go directly against a court decision, while the person finishes a prison sentence in Canada, while the Immigration Appeal Division or another court has ordered a stay, while a positive risk decision holds it back, and whenever the Minister orders a pause. A pause is not a cancellation.
50 A removal order is stayed (a)if a decision that was made in a judicial proceeding — at which the Minister shall be given the opportunity to make submissions — would be directly contravened by the enforcement of the removal order; (b)in the case of a foreign national sentenced to a term of imprisonment in Canada, until the sentence is completed; (c)for the duration of a stay imposed by the Immigration Appeal Division or any other court of competent jurisdiction; (d)for the duration of a stay under paragraph 114(1)(b); and (e)for the duration of a stay imposed by the Minister.