🍁 In Simple Terms
If you're flying through a Canadian airport and staying in a sterile transit area, or going through US preclearance facilities, you are not considered to be seeking entry into Canada — you're applying to transit. However, if an officer flags you, they can still conduct a full examination even if you're just transiting.
Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 35
(1)35 (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:
(2)(2) Any person seeking to leave a sterile transit area must appear immediately for examination.
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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 35 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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