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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 260 Holding prescribed documentation

  • PART 17 Transportation
  • DIVISION 2 Specified Removal Order
  • Transportation

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

The law says

IRPR r. 260
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(1)If a commercial transporter has reasonable grounds to believe that the prescribed documents of a person whom it carries to Canada may not be available for examination at a port of entry, the commercial transporter must give the person a receipt for the documents and hold the documents until examination.

Presenting documents

(2)A commercial transporter that holds the documents of a person must, when presenting the person for examination under paragraph 148(1)(b) of the Act, present the documents and a copy of the receipt.

IRPA Authority

Amendment History (1)
  • SOR/2016-37, s. 5

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