Country of removal

🍁 In Simple Terms

When someone is removed, the government first tries to send them to the country they came from, where they last lived permanently, a country they're a citizen of, or their birth country. If none of those countries will accept them, the Minister chooses an alternative country that will.

Affects: Persons subject to removal or detention

Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 241

(1)241 (1) If a removal order is enforced under section 239, the foreign national shall be removed to

(2)(2) If none of the countries referred to in subsection (1) is willing to authorize the foreign national to enter, the Minister shall select any country that will authorize entry within a reasonable time and shall remove the foreign national to that country.

(3)(3) Despite section 238 and subsection (1), the Minister shall remove a person who is subject to a removal order on the grounds of inadmissibility referred to in paragraph 35(1)(a) of the Act to a country that the Minister determines will authorize the person to enter.

Cross-References

section 239r. 238

IRPA Authority

IRPA s. 35

In Practice

Related Regulations

r. 238Voluntary compliance r. 240When removal order is enforced r. 243Payment of removal costs