Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ( S.C. 2001, c. 27)
31.1 For the purposes of Article 28 of the Refugee Convention, a designated foreign national whose claim for refugee protection or application for protection is accepted is lawfully staying in Canada only if they become a permanent resident or are issued a temporary resident permit under section 24.
Regulations
Marginal note: Regulations
32 The regulations may provide for any matter relating to the application of sections 27 to 31, may define, for the purposes of this Act, the terms used in those sections, and may include provisions respecting
- (a) classes of temporary residents, such as students and workers;
- (b) selection criteria for each class of foreign national and for their family members, and the procedures for evaluating all or some of those criteria;
- (c) anything referred to in paragraph (b) for which a decision or recommendation may or must be made by a designated person, institution or organization;
- (d) the conditions that must or may be imposed, varied or cancelled, individually or by class, on permanent residents and foreign nationals, including conditions respecting work or study;
- (d.1) the conditions that must or may be imposed, individually or by class, on individuals and entities — including employers and educational institutions — in respect of permanent residents and foreign nationals, or that must or may be varied or cancelled;
- (d.2) the power to inspect — including the power to require documents to be provided by individuals and entities, including employers and educational institutions, for inspection — for the purpose of verifying compliance with the conditions imposed under paragraphs (d) and (d.1);
- (d.3) the consequences of a failure to comply with the conditions referred to in paragraphs (d) and (d.1);
- (d.4) a system of administrative monetary penalties applicable to the contravention by an employer of any conditions referred to in paragraph (d.1) and the amounts of those penalties;
- (d.5) the requirement for an employer to provide a prescribed person with prescribed information in relation to a foreign national’s authorization to work in Canada for the employer;
- (e) the residency obligation under section 28, including rules for calculating applicable days and periods; and
- (f) the circumstances in which a document indicating status or a travel document may or must be issued, renewed or revoked.
- 2001, c. 27, s. 32
- 2012, c. 19, s. 705
- 2013, c. 16, s. 37
- 2014, c. 20, s. 302, c. 39, s. 309
- 2015, c. 36, s. 172
Marginal note: Rules of interpretation
33 The facts that constitute inadmissibility under sections 34 to 37 include facts arising from omissions and, unless otherwise provided, include facts for which there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have occurred, are occurring or may occur.
