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Regulation 273 — Obligation to carry from Canada

Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations r 273 Canada Compilation: 2026-03-17 Verified: 2026-05-23

Text of provision

(1) A commercial transporter that has carried a foreign national referred to in this subsection to Canada or caused such a foreign national to be carried to Canada must, without delay, carry the foreign national from Canada

(a) to any other country, in the case of a foreign national directed to leave under subsection 40(1);

(b) to the United States, in the case of a foreign national directed back to that country under section 41;

(c) to any other country, in the case of a foreign national allowed to withdraw their application under section 42; or

(d) to the country to which the foreign national is removed under section 241, in the case of a foreign national who is subject to an enforceable removal order.

(2) The transporter must transport a foreign national who is subject to an enforceable removal order from wherever the foreign national is situated in Canada to the vehicle in which they will be carried to another country.

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