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

Marginal note:Designation of unreliable travel documents

• 50.1 (1) The Minister may designate, individually or by class, passports or travel or identity documents that do not constitute reliable proof of identity or nationality.

• Marginal note:Factors

  (2) The Minister shall consider the following factors in determining whether to designate any passport or travel or identity document, or class of passport or travel or identity document, as not being reliable proof of identity or nationality:

  • (a) the adequacy of security features incorporated into the passport or document for the purpose of deterring its misuse or unauthorized alteration, reproduction or issuance; and

  • (b) information respecting the security or integrity of the process leading to the issuance of the passport or document.

• Marginal note:Effect of designation

  (3) A passport or travel or identity document that has been designated under subsection (1) is not a passport or travel or identity document for the purpose of subsection 50(1) or 52(1).

• Marginal note:Public notice

  (4) The Minister shall make available to the public a list of all passports or travel or identity documents designated under subsection (1).