Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Assessment of administration fee

• 279 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an administration fee shall be assessed against a commercial transporter in respect of any of the following foreign nationals it carried to Canada who are subject to a report under subsection 44(1) of the Act:

  • (a) a foreign national who is inadmissible under section 41 of the Act for failing to meet the requirements of section 6 or subsection 7(1), 50(1) or 52(1);

  • (b) a foreign national whom the transporter has been directed not to carry to Canada under paragraph 148(1)(a) of the Act;

  • (c) a foreign national who is exempt, under subsection 52(2), from the requirement to hold a passport or travel document but who fails to produce sufficient evidence of their identity;

  • (d) a foreign national who failed to appear for an examination on entry into Canada; and

  • (e) a foreign national who entered Canada as a member of a crew or to become a member of a crew and is inadmissible.

• Marginal note:Exceptions

  (2) An administration fee shall not be assessed against a commercial transporter in respect of

  • (a) a foreign national who is authorized to enter and remain in Canada on a temporary basis under the Act, other than a foreign national who entered Canada as a member of a crew or to become a member of a crew;

  • (b) a foreign national who is allowed to withdraw their application to enter Canada under section 42 and leaves Canada immediately;

  • (c) a foreign national who is subject to a removal order issued on their arrival at a port of entry and leaves Canada immediately;

  • (d) a person referred to in section 39; and

  • (e) a foreign national who is inadmissible under section 41 of the Act for failing to meet the requirements of section 6 but is exempted under Division 5 of Part 9 from the requirement to have a temporary resident visa.