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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 179 Issuance

  • PART 9 Temporary Residents
  • DIVISION 1 Temporary Resident Visa
  • Work Permits

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

The law says

IRPR r. 179
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179 An officer shall issue a temporary resident visa to a foreign national if, following an examination, it is established that the foreign national

  • (a)has applied in accordance with these Regulations for a temporary resident visa as a member of the visitor, worker or student class;
  • (b)will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay under Division 2;
  • (c)holds a passport or other document that they may use to enter the country that issued it or another country;
  • (d)meets the requirements applicable to that class;
  • (e)is not inadmissible;
  • (f)meets the requirements of subsections 30(2) and (3), if they must submit to a medical examination under paragraph 16(2)(b) of the Act; and
  • (g)is not the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act.
Amendment History (1)
  • SOR/2012-154, s. 9; SOR/2013-210, s. 1

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