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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 17 Prescribed period

  • PART 3 Inadmissibility
  • DIVISION 1 Determination of Inadmissibility

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

The law says

IRPR r. 17
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17 For the purposes of paragraph 36(3)(c) of the Act, the prescribed period is five years

  • (a)after the completion of an imposed sentence, in the case of matters referred to in paragraphs 36(1)(b) and (2)(b) of the Act, if the person has not been convicted of a subsequent offence other than an offence designated as a contravention under the Contraventions Act or an offence under the Young Offenders Act; and
  • (b)after committing an offence, in the case of matters referred to in paragraphs 36(1)(c) and (2)(c) of the Act, if the person has not been convicted of a subsequent offence other than an offence designated as a contravention under the Contraventions Act or an offence under the Young Offenders Act.

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