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PART 1: Immigration to CanadaDIVISION 7: Right of Appeal
§70

Decision binding

Decision binding

🍁 In Simple Terms

When you win at the Immigration Appeal Division, an officer cannot go back and second-guess the result during your examination. If the Minister asks the Federal Court to review that win, your examination is frozen until the court settles it.

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text: IRPA Section 70

(1)An officer, in examining a permanent resident or a foreign national, is bound by the decision of the Immigration Appeal Division to allow an appeal in respect of the permanent resident or foreign national.

Examination suspended

(2)If the Minister makes an application for leave to commence an application for judicial review of a decision of the Immigration Appeal Division with respect to a permanent resident or a foreign national, an examination of the permanent resident or the foreign national under this Act is suspended until the final determination of the application.

Amendment History (2)
2001, c. 27, s. 70
2015, c. 3, s. 111(E)
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPA s. 70 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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