Documents — temporary residents

🍁 In Simple Terms

To enter Canada as a temporary resident, you must have a valid travel document — such as your home country's passport — that doesn't prohibit travel to Canada and that you can use to re-enter your home country. The document must remain valid for the entire duration of your authorized stay in Canada.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada

Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 52

(1)52 (1) In addition to the other requirements of these Regulations, a foreign national seeking to become a temporary resident must hold one of the following documents that is valid for the period authorized for their stay:

(1.1)(1.1) [Repealed, SOR/2003-260, s. 1]

(2)(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to

(3)(3) [Repealed, SOR/2010-54, s. 3]

Amendment History (2)

SOR/2003-260

SOR/2010-54

In Practice

Related Regulations

r. 50.1Designation of unreliable travel documents r. 53Document indicating status