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IRPRPART 1 Interpretation and ApplicationDIVISION 1 Interpretation
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Definitions

Definitions
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Defines key terms used throughout the IRPR, including "common-law partner," "excessive demand," and "family member." These definitions apply to the entire Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its Regulations.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 1

(2)(2) For the purposes of the Act and these Regulations, an individual who has been in a conjugal relationship with a person for at least one year but is unable to cohabit with the person, due to persecution or any form of penal control, shall be considered a common-law partner of the person.

(3)(3) For the purposes of the Act, other than section 12 and paragraph 38(2)(d), and for the purposes of these Regulations, other than paragraph 7.1(3)(a) and sections 159.1 and 159.5, family member in respect of a person means

Cross-References
IRPA Authority
Amendment History (1)
SOR/2014-14
📜 Related Sub-Regulations
r.1.1Definition of agent — section 148 of the Act

1.1 (1) For the purposes of section 148 of the Act, agent includes any person — whether or not an independent contractor — who provides services as a representative of a vehicle owner, operator or charterer. Marginal note: Definition of agent — paragraph 148(1)(d) of the Act (2) For the purposes of paragraph 148(1)(d) of the Act, agent includes, in addition to a person referred to in subsection (1), a charterer and an owner or operator of a reservation system.

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 1 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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