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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations r 169 Canada Compilation: 2026-03-17 Verified: 2026-05-23
An application for protection is declared abandoned
(a) in the case of an applicant who fails to appear at a hearing, if the applicant is given notice of a subsequent hearing and fails to appear at that hearing; and
(b) in the case of an applicant who voluntarily departs Canada, when the applicant’s removal order is enforced under section 240 or the applicant otherwise departs Canada.
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