🍁 In Simple Terms
Decisions, orders, visas, and documents that were valid under the old Immigration Act remain valid and continue to have legal effect after the new rules came into force. Nothing from the old system was simply cancelled or invalidated at the moment of transition.
Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 317
(1)317 (1) A decision or order made under the former Act that is in effect immediately before the coming into force of this section continues in effect after that coming into force.
In Practice
Related Regulations
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 317 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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