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IRPRPART 20 Transitional ProvisionsDIVISION 6 Court Proceedings
r.350

Decisions referred back

🍁 In Simple Terms

If a court sent a decision back to a minister or officer for redetermination under the old Act and that redetermination hadn't happened yet when the new Act came into force, the redetermination must now be made under the new Act. If the decision involved something the new Act no longer provides for, the redetermination follows the old Act instead.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text: IRPR Regulation 350
Decisions or acts not provided for by Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

(2)If the decision or act referred to in subsection (1) was made under paragraph 46.01(1)(e), subsection 70(5) or paragraph 77(3.01)(b) of the former Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act makes no provision for the decision or act, no determination shall be made.

Skilled workers and self-employed persons

(3)If a decision or an act of the Minister or an immigration officer under the former Act in respect of a person described in subparagraph 9(1)(b)(i) or paragraph 10(1)(b) of the former Regulations is referred back by the Federal Court or Supreme Court of Canada for determination and the determination is not made before December 1, 2003, the determination shall be made in accordance with subsections 361(4) and (5.2) of these Regulations.

Investors, entrepreneurs and provincial nominees

(4)If a decision or an act of the Minister or an immigration officer under the former Act in respect of a person described in subparagraph 9(1)(b)(ii) or (iii) of the former Regulations is referred back by the Federal Court or Supreme Court of Canada for determination and the determination is not made before December 1, 2003, the determination shall be made in accordance with subsections 361(5), (5.1) and (6) of these Regulations.

Immigration Appeal Division decisions

(5)If a decision of the Immigration Appeal Division made under the former Act is referred back by the Federal Court or Supreme Court of Canada for determination and the determination is not made before the date of the coming into force of this section, the Immigration Appeal Division shall dispose of the matter in accordance with the former Act.

Adjudication Division decisions

(6)If a decision of the Adjudication Division made under the former Act is referred back by the Federal Court or Supreme Court of Canada for determination and the determination is not made before the date of the coming into force of this section, the Immigration Division shall dispose of the matter in accordance with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Cross-References
paragraph 46.01(1)(e)r. 70s. 77r. 9r. 10
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