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Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

s. 6 Designation of officers

  • Enabling Authority

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

The law says

IRPA s. 6
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(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.

Delegation of powers

(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.

Exception

(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).

Amendment History (3)
  • 2001, c. 27, s. 6
  • 2012, c. 17, s. 3
  • 2013, c. 16, ss. 3, 36

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