Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Marginal note:General conditions

• 183 (1) Subject to section 185, the following conditions are imposed on all temporary residents:

  • (a) to leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay;

  • (b) to not work, unless authorized by this Part or Part 11;

  • (b.1) if authorized to work by this Part or Part 11, to not enter into an employment agreement, or extend the term of an employment agreement, with an employer who, on a regular basis, offers striptease, erotic dance, escort services or erotic massages;

  • (b.2) if authorized to work by this Part or Part 11, to not enter into an employment agreement, or extend the term of an employment agreement, with an employer whose name appears on the list referred to in subsection 209.91(3) if a period of two years has not elapsed since the day on which the determination referred to in subsection 203(5) or 209.91(1) or (2) was made; and

  • (c) to not study, unless authorized by the Act, this Part or Part 12.

• Marginal note:Authorized period of stay

  (2) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), the period authorized for the stay of a temporary resident is six months or any other period that is fixed by an officer on the basis of

  • (a) the temporary resident’s means of support in Canada;

  • (b) the period for which the temporary resident applies to stay; and

  • (c) the expiry of the temporary resident’s passport or other travel document.

• Marginal note:Authorized period begins

  (3) The period authorized for the stay of a temporary resident begins on

  • (a) if they are authorized to enter and remain in Canada on a temporary basis, the day on which they first enter Canada after they are so authorized;

  • (a.1) if they have become a temporary resident in accordance with subsection 46(1.1) of the Act, the day on which their application to renounce their permanent resident status is approved; and

  • (b) in any other case, the day on which they enter Canada.

• Marginal note:Authorized period ends

  (4) The period authorized for a temporary resident’s stay ends on the earliest of

  • (a) the day on which the temporary resident leaves Canada without obtaining prior authorization to re-enter Canada;

  • (b) the day on which their permit becomes invalid, in the case of a temporary resident who has been issued either a work permit or a study permit;

  • (b.1) the day on which the second of their permits becomes invalid, in the case of a temporary resident who has been issued a work permit and a study permit;

  • (c) the day on which any temporary resident permit issued to the temporary resident is no longer valid under section 63; or

  • (d) the day on which the period authorized under subsection (2) ends, if paragraphs (a) to (c) do not apply.

• Marginal note:Extension of period authorized for stay

  (5) Subject to subsection (5.1), if a temporary resident has applied for an extension of the period authorized for their stay and a decision is not made on the application by the end of the period authorized for their stay, the period is extended until

  • (a) the day on which a decision is made, if the application is refused; or

  • (b) the end of the new period authorized for their stay, if the application is allowed.

• Marginal note:Non-application

  (5.1) Subsection (5) does not apply in respect of a foreign national who is the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act.

• Marginal note:Continuation of status and conditions

  (6) If the period authorized for the stay of a temporary resident is extended by operation of paragraph (5)(a) or extended under paragraph (5)(b), the temporary resident retains their status, subject to any other conditions imposed, during the extended period.