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

Regulations are current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2026-02-26. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Departure order

  •  (1) For the purposes of subsection 52(1) of the Act, an enforced departure order is a circumstance in which the foreign national is exempt from the requirement to obtain an authorization in order to return to Canada.

  • Marginal note:Requirement

    (2) A foreign national who is issued a departure order must meet the requirements set out in paragraphs 240(1)(a) to (c) within 30 days after the order becomes enforceable, failing which the departure order becomes a deportation order.

  • Marginal note:Exception — stay of removal and detention

    (3) If the foreign national is detained within the 30-day period or the removal order against them is stayed, the 30-day period is suspended until the foreign national’s release or the removal order becomes enforceable.

  • SOR/2011-126, s. 5

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