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IRPRPART 20 Transitional ProvisionsDIVISION 3 Enforcement
r.319

Removal order

🍁 In Simple Terms

Removal orders that were issued under the old Immigration Act but not yet carried out continue to have legal force under the new Act. If a removal had been put on hold (stayed) under the old Act, that stay continues until the earliest triggering event under the new rules.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 319

(1)319 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a removal order made under the former Act that was unexecuted on the coming into force of this section continues in force and is subject to the provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act .

(4)(4) A conditional removal order made under the former Act continues in force and is subject to subsection 49(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act .

(5)(5) Section 52 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act applies to a person who immediately before the coming into force of this section was outside Canada after a removal order was executed against them.

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