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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 291 Repayment

  • PART 18 Loans
  • DIVISION 2 Fees for Applications for Authorizations, Visas and Permits

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

The law says

IRPR r. 291
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(1)Subject to section 292, a loan made under section 289 becomes payable

  • (a)in the case of a loan for the purpose of defraying transportation costs, one year after the day on which the person for whose benefit the loan was made enters Canada; and
  • (b)in the case of a loan for any other purpose, one year after the day on which the loan was made.

Repayment terms

(2)Subject to section 292, a loan made under section 289, together with all accrued interest, if applicable, must be repaid in full, in consecutive monthly instalments, within

  • (a)36 months after the day on which the loan becomes payable, if the amount of the loan is not more than $1,200;
  • (b)48 months after the day on which the loan becomes payable, if the amount of the loan is more than $1,200 but not more than $2,400;
  • (c)60 months after the day on which the loan becomes payable, if the amount of the loan is more than $2,400 but not more than $3,600;
  • (d)72 months after the day on which the loan becomes payable, if the amount of the loan is more than $3,600 but not more than $4,800; and
  • (e)96 months after the day on which the loan becomes payable, if the amount of the loan is more than $4,800.

Provisions this one cites

Amendment History (1)
  • SOR/2009-163, s. 12(F); SOR/2018-22, s. 2

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