Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Types of loans

289 The Minister may make loans to the following persons for the following purposes:

• (a) to a foreign national referred to in Part 1 of the Act for the purpose of

  • (i) defraying the cost to the foreign national and their beneficiaries of transportation from their point of departure outside Canada to their point of destination in Canada, and related administrative charges,

  • (ii) assisting the foreign national and their beneficiaries to become established in Canada, or

  • (iii) defraying the fee, referred to in subsection 303(1), payable for the acquisition by the foreign national and their beneficiaries of permanent resident status;

• (b) to a foreign national referred to in Part 2 of the Act for the purpose of

  • (i) defraying the cost to the foreign national and their beneficiaries of transportation from their point of departure outside Canada to their point of destination in Canada, and related administrative charges,

  • (ii) defraying the cost to the foreign national and their beneficiaries of transportation to attend any interview relating to their application, and related administrative charges,

  • (iii) defraying the cost to the foreign national and their beneficiaries of a medical examination under paragraph 16(2)(b) of the Act, and related costs and administrative charges, or

  • (iv) assisting the foreign national and their beneficiaries to become established in Canada; and

• (c) to a permanent resident or a Canadian citizen for the purpose of

  • (i) defraying the cost to their beneficiaries of transportation from their point of departure outside Canada to their point of destination in Canada, and related administrative charges,

  • (ii) defraying the cost to their beneficiaries of a medical examination under paragraph 16(2)(b) of the Act, and related costs and administrative charges, if the beneficiaries are protected persons within the meaning of subsection 95(2) of the Act, or

  • (iii) defraying the fee, referred to in subsection 303(1), payable for the acquisition by their beneficiaries of permanent resident status.