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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 224 Departure order

  • PART 13 Removal
  • DIVISION 1 Removal Orders
  • Removal

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

The law says

IRPR r. 224
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(1)For the purposes of subsection 52(1) of the Act, an enforced departure order is a circumstance in which the foreign national is exempt from the requirement to obtain an authorization in order to return to Canada.

Requirement

(2)A foreign national who is issued a departure order must meet the requirements set out in paragraphs 240(1)(a) to (c) within 30 days after the order becomes enforceable, failing which the departure order becomes a deportation order.

Exception — stay of removal and detention

(3)If the foreign national is detained within the 30-day period or the removal order against them is stayed, the 30-day period is suspended until the foreign national’s release or the removal order becomes enforceable.

IRPA Authority

Amendment History (1)
  • SOR/2011-126, s. 5

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