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Last verified: March 2026 · Source: justice.gc.ca← Back to Law Explorer
IRPRPART 17 TransportationDIVISION 2 Specified Removal Order
r.260

Holding prescribed documentation

Transportation
🍁 In Simple Terms

If a commercial transporter has reasonable grounds to believe that a passenger's documents might not be available for inspection when they arrive in Canada, the transporter must hold those documents, give the passenger a receipt, and then present both the person and the documents together at the border.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 260

(1)260 (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.

(2)(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.

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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 260 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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