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IRPRPART 13 RemovalDIVISION 4 Enforcement of Removal Orders
r.241

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)If a removal order is enforced under section 239, the foreign national shall be removed to (a)the country from which they came to Canada; (b)the country in which they last permanently resided before coming to Canada; (c)a country of which they are a national or citizen; or (d)the country of their birth.

Exception

(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
In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPR r. 241 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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