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Regulation 39 — Entry permitted

Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations r 39 Canada Compilation: 2026-03-17 Verified: 2026-05-23

Text of provision

An officer shall allow the following persons to enter Canada following an examination:

(a) persons who have been returned to Canada as a result of a refusal of another country to allow them entry after they were removed from or otherwise left Canada after a removal order was made against them;

(b) persons returning to Canada under a transfer order made under the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act and who, immediately before being transferred to a foreign state under the transfer order, were subject to an unenforced removal order; and

(c) persons who are in possession of refugee travel papers issued to them by the Minister that are valid for return to Canada.

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