🍁 In Simple Terms
If you enter Canada as a crew member of a ship or aircraft, you must leave Canada within 72 hours of no longer being part of that crew. If you entered Canada specifically to join a vessel as crew, you must join that vessel within the required period or you're in violation.
Affects: Immigration applicants (economic, family, humanitarian)
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 184
(1)184 (1) A foreign national who enters Canada as a member of a crew must leave Canada within 72 hours after they cease to be a member of a crew.
(2)(2) The following conditions are imposed on a foreign national who enters Canada to become a member of a crew:
Amendment History (1)
SOR/2004-167
In Practice
Related Regulations
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 184 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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