Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Marginal note:Regulations

• 5 (1) Except as otherwise provided, the Governor in Council may make any regulation that is referred to in this Act or that prescribes any matter whose prescription is referred to in this Act.

• Marginal note:Tabling and referral of proposed regulations

  (2) The Minister shall cause a copy of each proposed regulation made pursuant to sections 17, 32, 53, 61, 102, 116 and 150 to be laid before each House of Parliament, and each House shall refer the proposed regulation to the appropriate Committee of that House.

• Marginal note:Alteration of proposed regulation

  (3) A proposed regulation that has been laid before each House of Parliament under subsection (2) does not need to be so laid again, whether or not it has been altered.

• Marginal note:Making of regulations

  (4) The Governor in Council may make the regulation at any time after the proposed regulation has been laid before each House of Parliament under subsection (2).