When a removal order is made against someone at the border, an officer has to tell the carrier it may have to fly them out, then tell it again once the order becomes enforceable. From that second notice the carrier has to arrange the trip and report the arrangements, or say it cannot, and then complete the removal within 48 hours. The itinerary has to start where the person is in Canada and follow the most direct route to the destination city, and if an officer asks for an escort the carrier provides one or carries the Minister's. If the carrier cannot manage it, or the arrangements are unacceptable, an officer takes over.
(1)When a foreign national who seeks to enter Canada is made subject to a removal order and a commercial transporter is or may be required under the Act to carry that foreign national from Canada, an officer must (a)notify the commercial transporter that it is or may be required to carry the foreign national from Canada; and (b)when the removal order is enforceable, notify the commercial transporter of its obligation to carry the foreign national from Canada and, if an escort is necessary, request the commercial transporter to provide an escort or to make arrangements for the carriage of an escort assigned by the Minister.
(3)The commercial transporter must carry the foreign national from Canada within 48 hours after giving the notice required by paragraph (2)(a).
(4)If a commercial transporter does not comply with paragraph 2(a) or subsection (3) or notifies an officer that it is unable to comply with those provisions, or if an officer notifies the commercial transporter in writing that the proposed arrangements are not acceptable, an officer must cause the foreign national to be carried from Canada and the commercial transporter must pay the costs referred to in section 278.
(6)A commercial transporter that has been notified under paragraph 1(b) must comply with any request by an officer to provide an escort or to arrange for the carriage of the escort assigned by the Minister.