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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

r. 35 Transit

  • PART 4 Procedures
  • DIVISION 3 Conduct of Examination

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

The law says

IRPR r. 35
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(1)Subject to subsection (2), the following persons are not seeking to enter Canada but are making an application under subsection 15(1) of the Act to transit through Canada:

  • (a)in airports where there are United States’ in-transit preclearance facilities, in-transit preclearance passengers; and
  • (b)in any airport, passengers who are arriving from any country and who are transiting to a country other than Canada and remain in a sterile transit area or designated holding area.

Obligatory examination

(2)Any person seeking to leave a sterile transit area or designated holding area must appear immediately for examination.

IRPA Authority

Amendment History (1)
  • SOR/2026-149, s. 2

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