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Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Version of section 159.5 from 2015-02-20 to 2023-03-24:


Marginal note:Non-application — claimants at land ports of entry

 Paragraph 101(1)(e) of the Act does not apply if a claimant who seeks to enter Canada at a location other than one identified in paragraphs 159.4(1)(a) to (c) establishes, in accordance with subsection 100(4) of the Act, that

  • (a) a family member of the claimant is in Canada and is a Canadian citizen;

  • (b) a family member of the claimant is in Canada and is

    • (i) a protected person within the meaning of subsection 95(2) of the Act,

    • (ii) a permanent resident under the Act, or

    • (iii) a person in favour of whom a removal order has been stayed in accordance with section 233;

  • (c) a family member of the claimant who has attained the age of 18 years is in Canada and has made a claim for refugee protection that has been referred to the Board for determination, unless

    • (i) the claim has been withdrawn by the family member,

    • (ii) the claim has been abandoned by the family member,

    • (iii) the claim has been rejected, or

    • (iv) any pending proceedings or proceedings respecting the claim have been terminated under subsection 104(2) of the Act or any decision respecting the claim has been nullified under that subsection;

  • (d) a family member of the claimant who has attained the age of 18 years is in Canada and is the holder of a work permit or study permit other than

    • (i) a work permit that was issued under paragraph 206(b) or that has become invalid as a result of the application of section 209, or

    • (ii) a study permit that has become invalid as a result of the application of section 222;

  • (e) the claimant is a person who

    • (i) has not attained the age of 18 years and is not accompanied by their mother, father or legal guardian,

    • (ii) has neither a spouse nor a common-law partner, and

    • (iii) has neither a mother or father nor a legal guardian in Canada or the United States;

  • (f) the claimant is the holder of any of the following documents, excluding any document issued for the sole purpose of transit through Canada, namely,

    • (i) a permanent resident visa or a temporary resident visa referred to in section 6 and subsection 7(1), respectively,

    • (ii) a temporary resident permit issued under subsection 24(1) of the Act,

    • (iii) a travel document referred to in subsection 31(3) of the Act,

    • (iv) refugee travel papers issued by the Minister, or

    • (v) a temporary travel document referred to in section 151;

  • (g) the claimant is a person

    • (i) who may, under the Act or these Regulations, enter Canada without being required to hold a visa, and

    • (ii) who would, if the claimant were entering the United States, be required to hold a visa; or

  • (h) the claimant is

    • (i) a foreign national who is seeking to re-enter Canada in circumstances where they have been refused entry to the United States without having a refugee claim adjudicated there, or

    • (ii) a permanent resident who has been ordered removed from the United States and is being returned to Canada.

  • SOR/2004-217, s. 2
  • SOR/2009-290, s. 2(E)
  • SOR/2015-46, s. 1

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