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Regulation 356 — Pending applications

Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations r 356 Canada Compilation: 2026-03-17 Verified: 2026-05-23

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If a person referred to in paragraph (f) of the definition member of the family class in subsection 2(1) of the former Regulations made an application under those Regulations for a permanent resident visa, or their sponsor submitted a sponsorship application under those Regulations, before June 28, 2002, the person’s application or the sponsorship application, as the case may be, is governed by the former Act.

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