Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Marginal note:Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

• 4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is responsible for the administration of this Act.

• Marginal note:Solicitor General of Canada

  (2) The Minister as defined in section 2 of the Canada Border Services Agency Act is responsible for the administration of this Act as it relates to

  • (a) examinations at ports of entry;

  • (b) the enforcement of this Act, including arrest, detention and removal;

  • (c) the establishment of policies respecting the enforcement of this Act and inadmissibility on grounds of security, organized criminality or violating human or international rights; or

  • (d) determinations under any of subsections 34(2), 35(2) and 37(2).

• Marginal note:Specification

  (3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2), the Governor in Council may specify

  • (a) which Minister referred to in subsections (1) and (2) shall be the Minister for the purposes of any provision of this Act; and

  • (b) that both Ministers may be the Minister for the purposes of any provision of this Act and the circumstances under which each Minister shall be the Minister.

• Marginal note:Publication

  (4) Any order made under subsection (3) must be published in Part II of the Canada Gazette.