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PART 1: Immigration to CanadaAdmissibility Hearing by the Immigration Division
§51

Void — permanent residence

Void — permanent residence

Enforcement
🍁 In Simple Terms

Provides that a removal order that has not been enforced becomes void if the foreign national becomes a permanent resident. (The separate 30-day voluntary-departure rule for departure orders, and their automatic conversion to deportation orders if not complied with, is set out in the Regulations at IRPR s.224, not in this section.)

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text: IRPA Section 51

51 A removal order that has not been enforced becomes void if the foreign national becomes a permanent resident.

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 51 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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