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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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