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PART 1: Immigration to CanadaAdmissibility Hearing by the Immigration Division
§52

Return to Canada

Return to Canada

Enforcement
🍁 In Simple Terms

When a removal order is executed, the person being removed must not return to Canada without written permission from the Minister. Deportation orders are the most severe — they bar return indefinitely without authorization.

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text — IRPA Section 52

(1)If a removal order has been enforced, the foreign national shall not return to Canada, unless authorized by an officer or in other prescribed circumstances.

Return to Canada

(2)If a removal order for which there is no right of appeal has been enforced and is subsequently set aside in a judicial review, the foreign national is entitled to return to Canada at the expense of the Minister.

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 52 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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