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Regulation 277 — Relief from obligations

Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations r 277 Canada Compilation: 2026-03-17 Verified: 2026-05-23

Text of provision

Despite sections 273 and 276, a commercial transporter is relieved of its obligation to carry a foreign national from Canada, except for a member of its crew or a foreign national who entered Canada to become a member of its crew, if the foreign national at the time of their examination

(a) was authorized to enter and remain in Canada on a temporary basis;

(b) held a temporary or permanent resident visa; or

(c) was a person prescribed under section 258.1 and the commercial transporter was not, before the person was carried to Canada, notified under section 270 that the person may have been a prescribed person.

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Practical effect

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