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IRPRPART 13 RemovalDIVISION 3 Stay of Removal Orders
r.230

Considerations

Removal
🍁 In Simple Terms

Specifies when an exclusion order may be issued, requires the person to leave and bars re-entry for 1 year (2 years if removed by CBSA).

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention
Legal Text: IRPR Regulation 230

(1)The Minister may impose a stay on removal orders with respect to a country or a place if the circumstances in that country or place pose a generalized risk to the entire civilian population as a result of (a)an armed conflict within the country or place; (b)an environmental disaster resulting in a substantial temporary disruption of living conditions; or (c)any situation that is temporary and generalized.

Exceptions

(3)The stay does not apply to a person who (a)is inadmissible under subsection 34(1) of the Act on security grounds; (b)is inadmissible under subsection 35(1) of the Act on grounds of violating human or international rights; (b.1)is inadmissible under subsection 35.1(1) of the Act on grounds of sanctions; (c)is inadmissible under subsection 36(1) of the Act on grounds of serious criminality, under subsection 36(2) of the Act on grounds of criminality or under subsection 36(2.1) of the Act on grounds of transborder criminality; (d)is inadmissible under subsection 37(1) of the Act on grounds of organized criminality; (e)is a person referred to in section F of Article 1 of the Refugee Convention; or (f)informs the Minister in writing that they consent to their removal to a country or place to which a stay of removal applies.

Cross-References
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPR r. 230 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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