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IRPRPART 17 TransportationDIVISION 2 Specified Removal Order
r.268

Reporting obligation

Transportation
🍁 In Simple Terms

If a crew member leaves a vessel while it's in Canada, for any reason, the transporter must immediately notify the nearest border officer. Similarly, if someone entered Canada specifically to join a vessel as crew and fails to do so, the transporter must report that right away.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text: IRPR Regulation 268

(1)A transporter must, without delay, notify an officer at the nearest port of entry of any foreign national who ceases to be a member of the crew for a reason listed in paragraph 3(1)(b). The transporter must record that information and provide it in writing on the request of the officer.

Failure to join means of transportation

(2)A transporter must, without delay, notify an officer at the nearest port of entry when a foreign national who entered Canada to become a member of the crew of the transporter’s vessel fails to join the means of transportation within the period provided in paragraph 184(2)(b).

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