Cancellation of Immigration Documents (SOR/2025-11)

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateJanuary 31, 2025

CategoryBorder control

Policy toolRegulation

Affected groupTemporary residents

Policy effect

Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to establish explicit regulatory authority for immigration officers to cancel temporary resident documents—including Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTAs), Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs), work permits, and study permits—on grounds of inadmissibility, failure to leave Canada at authorized stay expiration, or administrative error, and codifies automatic document cancellation upon acquisition of permanent residence.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… will not leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay under Division 2 of Part 9; or (k) they were refused a work permit or study permit in the course of an application for or renewal of a work permit or study permit referred to in subsection 12.04(6). 2 Section 12.07 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Cancellation 12.07 An officer may cancel an electronic travel authorization that was issued to a foreign national if (a) the foreign national is inadmissible; (b) the foreign national becomes ineligible to hold such an authorization under section 12.06; or (c) the officer is satisfied that the electronic travel authorization was issued based on an administrative error. Cancellation 12.08 An electronic travel authorization that was issued to a foreign national is cancelled if (a) the foreign national becomes a permanent resident; (b) the passport or other travel document in respect of which the electronic travel authorization was issued is lost, stolen or destroyed; (c) the passport or other travel document in respect of which the electronic travel authorization was issued is abandoned by the foreign national; or (d) the foreign national is deceased. … 3 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 13.2: DIVISION 6 Cancellation of Visas or Other Documents Clarification 13.3 For greater certainty, nothing in these Regulations affects any other lawful authority to cancel a visa or any other document, including an electronic travel authorization, temporary resident visa, work permit and study permit. 4 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 180: Cancellation — Temporary Resident Visa Cancellation 180.1 An officer may cancel a temporary resident visa that was issued to a foreign national if (a) the … foreign national is inadmissible; (b) the foreign national did not meet one or more of the requirements under section 179 at the time the temporary resident visa was issued or no longer meets one or more of those requirements; (c) the foreign national was issued, after the issuance of the temporary resident visa, a temporary resident permit under subsection 24(1) of the Act; (d) the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the foreign national will not leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay under Division 2; (e) the foreign national was refused, after the issuance of the temporary resident visa, an electronic travel authorization, work permit or study permit or another temporary resident visa; (f) the foreign national is the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act; or (g) the officer is satisfied that the temporary resident visa was issued based on an administrative error. Cancellation 180.2 A temporary resident visa that was issued to a foreign national is cancelled if (a) the foreign national becomes a permanent resident; (b) the passport or other travel document in respect of which the temporary resident visa was issued is lost, stolen or destroyed; (c) the passport or other travel document in respect of which the temporary resident visa was issued is abandoned by the foreign national; or (d) the foreign national is deceased. 5 Section 209 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Invalidity 209 A work permit becomes invalid when it expires or when it is cancelled under section 209.01, 209.02 or 243.2. Cancellation due to error 209.01 An officer may cancel a work permit that was issued to a foreign national if the officer is satisfied that the work permit was issued based on an administrative error. Cancellation 209.02 A work permit that was issued to a foreign national is cancelled if (a) the foreign national becomes a permanent resident; or (b) the foreign national is deceased. 6 Paragraph 222(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (b) the day on which the study permit is cancelled under section 222.7, 222.8 or 243.2; or 7 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 222.6: DIVISION 7 Cancellation — Study Permits Cancellation due to error 222.7 An officer may cancel a study permit that was issued to a foreign national if the officer is satisfied that the study permit was issued based on an administrative error. Cancellation 222.8 A study permit that was issued to a foreign national is cancelled if (a) the foreign national becomes a permanent resident; or (b) the foreign national is deceased. Coming into Force 8 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has identified inconsistencies in authorities within the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations … cancel temporary resident documents. The amendments will increase processing efficiencies with more clarity for officers and improve safety and security at the border and inside Canada. Description The regulatory amendments make a foreign national ineligible to hold an eTA if an officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the holder will not leave Canada by the end of their authorized stay; or the holder was refused a study or work permit or renewal of a study or work permit. The regulatory amendments allow an officer to cancel an eTA if it was issued based on an administrative error. The regulatory …

Government of Canada / Canada Gazette DirectorateSOR/2025-11; P.C. 2025-53, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 159, No. 4Open official source

Retrieved from https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2025/2025-02-12/html/sor-dors11-eng.html

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice. Record fcp3-b1b8aafc242c11c2253e. Something wrong? Flag this record.

Cancellation of Immigration Documents (SOR/2025-11)

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2025