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Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

s. 81 Ministers’ warrant

  • PART 1: Immigration to Canada
  • DIVISION 9: Certificates and Protection of Information

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

The law says

IRPA s. 81
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81 The Minister and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration may issue a warrant for the arrest and detention of a person who is named in a certificate if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person is a danger to national security or to the safety of any person or is unlikely to appear at a proceeding or for removal.

Amendment History (2)
  • 2001, c. 27, s. 81
  • 2008, c. 3, s. 4

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