Enactment of Regulatory Removal Authority for Serious Border Inadmissibility

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateJuly 4, 2024

CategoryBorder enforcement & removals

Policy toolRemoval orders

Affected groupInadmissible foreign nationals

Policy effect

CBSA implemented operational guidance authorizing Minister's delegates to directly issue removal orders against foreign nationals determined to be inadmissible under specific non-compliance and security grounds, streamlining inland and port-of-entry enforcement without automatic tribunal referral.

Official source excerpt

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Border Services Agency](https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency.html) # New regulatory amendments will improve border processing efficiency and support public safety priorities From: [Canada Border Services Agency](https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency.html) ## News release New regulatory amendments will improve border processing efficiency and support public safety priorities July 4, 2024 Ottawa, Ontario New regulatory amendments to the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (IRPR) will help improve processing efficiency at the border, strengthen border integrity and enhance public safety. The [regulatory amendments](https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-06-19/html/sor-dors128-eng.html) allow a Minister’s Delegate to issue a removal order directly at the port of entry for straightforward transborder criminal offences such as carrying a concealed weapon, smuggling drugs or the unauthorized possession of a firearm*.* Under the previous framework, the individual who committed this type of offence would be admitted into Canada for an admissibility hearing with the Immigration Refugee Board (IRB). A subsequent removal order would be given if the IRB determined the individual was inadmissible. By allowing the Minister’s Delegate to issue a removal order for straightforward transborder criminal offences at the border, inadmissibility decisions are streamlined and offenders are turned away immediately. These amendments also help fulfill the Government of Canada’s objectives for the firearms strategy outlined in Bill C-21 by strengthening the enforcement of certain firearms-related offences. ## Quotes > “Our border services officers play an integral role in our fight against gun violence. This new measure will be another tool in their toolbox in securing … includes cases such as the smuggling of weapons and firearms into Canada. - The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) outline inadmissibility grounds for which removal orders are to be issued by the Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board and those for which removal orders are to be issued by the Minister’s Delegate. - Bill C-21 received Royal Assent on December 15, 2023. It includes measures to combat gun crime, it codifies the national handgun freeze, brings increased penalties for firearms smuggling and trafficking, and introduces provisions to better address …

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)Canada Border Services Agency, "Operational Bulletin / Policy Guidance on Inadmissibility Determinations and Removal Orders," July 4, 2024.Open official source

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Enactment of Regulatory Removal Authority for Serious Border Inadmissibility

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2024