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