Canadian citizens have the absolute right to enter and remain in Canada — this cannot be taken away. This section enshrines citizenship as the highest status under the IRPA and distinguishes citizens from permanent residents, who can lose their status under certain circumstances.
(1)The Minister may designate any persons or class of persons as officers to carry out any purpose of any provision of this Act, and shall specify the powers and duties of the officers so designated.
(2)Anything that may be done by the Minister under this Act may be done by a person that the Minister authorizes in writing, without proof of the authenticity of the authorization.
(3)Despite subsection (2), the Minister may not delegate the power conferred by subsection 20.1(1), section 22.1 or subsection 42.1(1) or (2) or 77(1).