Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)

Marginal note:Verification of compliance with conditions

• 222.2 (1) An officer may verify a designated learning institution’s compliance with the conditions set out in subsection 222.1(1) in the following circumstances:

  • (a) the officer has a reason to suspect that the designated learning institution is not complying or has not complied with those conditions, including by providing inaccurate information;

  • (b) the officer has a reason to suspect that a letter of acceptance that purports to be from the designated learning institution was improperly issued;

  • (c) the designated learning institution is chosen as part of a random verification of compliance with the conditions; or

  • (d) the designated learning institution has not complied with those conditions in the past.

• Marginal note:Documents and questions

  (2) The officer may, for the purpose of verifying compliance with the conditions, require the designated learning institution to

  • (a) provide any relevant documents; and

  • (b) make a representative available to respond to questions at a time and by a means specified by the officer.

• Marginal note:Justification

  (3) A failure to comply with a condition is justified if the designated learning institution made all reasonable efforts to comply with it or if the failure results from anything done or omitted to be done by the designated learning institution in good faith.