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IRPRPART 8 Refugee ClassesDIVISION 4 Pre-Removal Risk Assessment
r.173

Re-examination of stay — procedure

🍁 In Simple Terms

If the government is reconsidering whether to cancel your stay of removal, you must receive written notice, a written risk assessment, and an opportunity to respond within 15 days before any decision to cancel or continue the stay is made.

Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 173

(1)173 (1) A person in respect of whom a stay of a removal order, with respect to a country or place, is being re-examined under subsection 114(2) of the Act shall be given

(2)(2) Before making a decision to cancel or maintain the stay of the removal order, the Minister shall consider the assessments and any written response of the person in respect of whom the stay is being re-examined that is received within 15 days after the assessments are given to that person.

(3)(3) The assessments are given to an applicant when they are given by hand to the applicant or, if sent by mail, are deemed to be given to an applicant seven days after the day on which they are sent to the last address that the applicant provided to the Department.

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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 173 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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