Automatic Cancellation of Temporary Visas, eTAs, and TRPs upon Issuance of Removal Orders

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CountryCanada

Operative dateMarch 15, 2024

CategoryEnforcement / border control / inadmissibility

Policy toolAutomatic document invalidation

Policy effect

Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to introduce section 243.1, providing that temporary resident visas (TRVs), Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTAs), and temporary resident permits (TRPs) held by a foreign national are automatically cancelled upon the making of a removal order.

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… n Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following: (a) the permit is cancelled under subsection 24(1) of the Act or under section 243.1; 2 Section 209 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Invalidity 209 A work permit becomes invalid when it expires or when it is cancelled under section 243.2. 3 Paragraph 222(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (b) the day on which the permit is cancelled under section 243.2; or 4 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after Division 4 of Part 13: DIVISION 5 Cancellation of Immigration Documents Making of a remova … l order 243.1 The following documents, held by a foreign national, are cancelled when a removal order is made against that foreign national : (a) a temporary resident visa; (b) an electronic travel authorization; and (c) a temporary resident permit. Enforceable removal order 243.2 The following documents, held by a foreign national, are cancelled when a removal order made against that foreign national becomes enforceable: (a) a work permit; and (b) a study permit. Coming into Force 5 These Regulations come into force on March 15, 2024. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is no … aker to seek the issuance of any related removal orders) provides greater protections to victims of gender-based violence in these circumstances than existed previously. Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards Implementation The amendments do not apply retrospectively. Rather than coming into force upon registration, as proposed when these amendments were prepublished, there is now a set coming into force date of March 15, 2024. This ensures the regulations are introduced before the busy summer travel season. This will correspond with the implementation of the above-n …

Canada GazetteSOR/2024-11, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 4.Open official source

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Automatic Cancellation of Temporary Visas, eTAs, and TRPs upon Issuance of Removal Orders

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2024