🍁 In Simple Terms
Nothing was wiped clean when the new Act arrived in 2002. Anything already decided or ordered under the previous law kept its force the next morning. A visa or other document issued under that law stayed valid on its original terms. Old paperwork carried straight across instead of having to be reissued.
Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text: IRPR Regulation 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.
Documents issued under former Act
(2)A document, including a visa, that is issued under the former Act and is valid immediately before the coming into force of this section continues to be valid after that coming into force.
In Practice
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Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPR r. 317 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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