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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 151 Travel document

  • PART 8 Refugee Classes
  • DIVISION 1 Convention Refugees Abroad, Humanitarian-protected Persons Abroad and Protected Temporary Residents
  • Refugee Classes

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

The law says

IRPR r. 151
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151 An officer shall issue a temporary travel document to a foreign national who has been determined to be a member of a class prescribed by this Division and who

  • (a)holds a permanent resident visa or a temporary resident permit;
  • (b)does not hold a valid passport or travel document issued by their country of nationality or the country of their present or former habitual residence;
  • (c)does not hold a valid travel document issued by the United Nations or the International Committee of the Red Cross and is unable to obtain such a document within a reasonable time; and
  • (d)would be unable to travel to Canada if the temporary travel document were not issued.
Amendment History (1)
  • SOR/2009-163, s. 6(F)

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Sections numbered under r. 151

Each of these is its own section of the Regulations, numbered after section 151.

IRPR r. 151.1

Protected temporary residents class

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What that means

This class covers people brought to Canada on a temporary resident permit for protection reasons. They claimed refugee protection from outside Canada first. It also covers people who arrived on a Minister's permit under the old Act. Being in this class lets you apply to stay for good, instead of living on a permit with no end date. If you are headed for Quebec, you do not join the class until Quebec gives you a selection certificate.

The law says

(1)The protected temporary residents class is prescribed as a class of persons who may become permanent residents on the basis of the requirements of this section.

Member of the class

(2)A foreign national is a protected temporary resident and a member of the protected temporary residents class if the foreign national holds a temporary resident permit and

  • (a)became a temporary resident under a temporary resident permit for protection reasons after making a claim for refugee protection outside Canada under section 99 of the Act; or
  • (b)was issued a Minister’s permit under section 37 of the former Act after seeking admission to Canada under section 7 of the former Regulations or section 4 of the Humanitarian Designated Classes Regulations.

Application

(2.1)A foreign national destined for Quebec does not become a member of the protected temporary residents class described in paragraph (2)(a) if they have not received a selection certificate from the Province of Quebec.

Former Act and Regulations

(3)In subsection (2), former Act has the same meaning as in section 187 of the Act and former Regulations and Humanitarian Designated Classes Regulations have the same meaning as in subsection 316(1) of these Regulations.

Related regulations

IRPR r. 147Member of country of asylum classIRPR r. 151.1Protected temporary residents class