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Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

s. 59 Incarcerated foreign nationals

  • PART 1: Immigration to Canada
  • DIVISION 6: Detention and Release
  • Detention

Last verified: June 2026 · Source: justice.gc.ca

The law says

IRPA s. 59
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59 If a warrant for arrest and detention under this Act is issued with respect to a permanent resident or a foreign national who is detained under another Act of Parliament in an institution, the person in charge of the institution shall deliver the inmate to an officer at the end of the inmate’s period of detention in the institution.

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