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Regulation 319 — Removal order

Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations r 319 Canada Compilation: 2026-03-17 Verified: 2026-05-23

Text of provision

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a removal order made under the former Act that was unexecuted on the coming into force of this section continues in force and is subject to the provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

(2) The execution of a removal order that had been stayed on the coming into force of this section under paragraphs 49(1)(c) to (f) of the former Act continues to be stayed until the earliest of the events described in paragraphs 231(1)(a) to (e).

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if

(a) the subject of the removal order was determined by the Convention Refugee Determination Division not to have a credible basis for their claim; or

(b) the subject of the removal order

(i) is subject to a removal order because they are inadmissible on grounds of serious criminality, or

(ii) resides or sojourns in the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon and is the subject of a report prepared under subsection 44(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act on their entry into Canada.

(4) A conditional removal order made under the former Act continues in force and is subject to subsection 49(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

(5) Section 52 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act applies to a person who immediately before the coming into force of this section was outside Canada after a removal order was executed against them.

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