Appendix B. Selected provisions of the immigration and refugee protection regulations

• Author: Martin Jones - Sasha Baglay
• Profession: Centre for Refugee Studies, York University - Centre for Refugee Studies, York University. Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• Pages: 387-410

APPENDIX B

SELECTED PROVISIONS

OF THE

IM MIGR ATION

AND REFUGEE

PROTECTION

REGULATIONS

Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

[Regulations pursuant to the IRPA including SOR/2002-227 and

subsequent amending statutory instruments as of 31 July 2006]

. . .

PAR T 2

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Division 4

Representation for a Fee

Representation for a fee

13.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person who is not an authorized

representative may, for a fee, represent, advise or consult with a person

who is the subject of a proceeding or application before the Minister,

an off‌icer or the Board.

Exception

(2) A person who is not an authorized representative may, for a period

of four years after the coming into force of this section, continue for a

fee to represent, advise or consult with a person who is the subject of a

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proceeding or application before the Minister, an off‌icer or the Board,

if

(a) the person was providing any of those ser vices to the person

who is the subject of the proceeding or application on the com-

ing into force of this section; and

(b) the proceeding or application is the same proceeding or appli-

cation that was before the Minister, an off‌icer or the Board on

the coming into force of this section.

Students-at-law

(3) A student-at-law shall not be deemed under subsection (1) to be

representing, advising or consulting for a fee if the student-at-law is

acting under the superv ision of a member in good standing of a bar

of a province or the Chambre des notaires du Québec who represents,

advises or consults with the person who is the subject of the proceed-

ing or application.

. . .

PAR T 8

REFUGEE CLASSES

Division 1

Convention Refugees Abroad and

Humanitari an-Protected Persons Abroad

Interpreta tion

Def‌initions

138. The def‌initions in this section apply in this Division and in Div-

ision 2.

“group” means

(a) f‌ive or more Canadian citizens or permanent residents, each

of whom is at least 18 years of age, who are acting together for

the purpose of sponsoring a Convention refugee or a person in

similar circumstances; or

(b) one or more Canadian citizens or permanent residents, each of

whom is at least 18 years of age, and a corporation or unincor-

porated organization or association referred to in subsection

13(2) of the Act, acting together for the purpose of sponsor-

ing a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances.

(groupe)