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PART 1: Immigration to CanadaDIVISION 10: General Provisions
§88

Regulations

Regulations

🍁 In Simple Terms

The Governor in Council may make regulations on a wide range of matters under the IRPA — including processing fees, biometric requirements, and the powers of officers. This is one of the primary regulation-making authorities in the Act.

Affects: Immigration applicants (economic, family, humanitarian)
Legal Text — IRPA Section 88

(1)The Minister of Finance may, from time to time, advance to the Minister out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, up to the maximum amount that is prescribed, sums that the Minister may require in order to make loans for the purposes of this Act.

Regulations

(2)The regulations may provide for any matter relating to the application of this section, and may include provisions respecting classes of persons to whom, and the purposes for which, the loans may be made.

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 88 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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