Glossary
A departure order is a type of removal order. If you get a departure order, you have to leave Canada within 30 days. You must tell Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) when you leave. This is called “confirming your departure”. If you do not leave within the 30 days, or don’t confirm that you’re leaving, the order can become a deportation order.
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
Dependant means your spouse, common-law partner, or dependent child.
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
A dependent child is someone who depends on their parent or parents because they’re either:
- under the age of 22 and not married or in a common-law relationship, or
- 22 or older and financially dependent on their parents since before they were 22 because they have a physical or mental condition that stops them from supporting themselves.
A dependent child can be biological, which means born to their parents, or adopted.
In Criminal Law, Immigration Law, Refugee Law
A deportation order is an order that requires someone to leave Canada. If you’re deported, you cannot return to Canada unless you get permission in writing from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This is called an Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC).
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
Being deported means that you must leave Canada because of a deportation order. A deportation order is a type of removal order. If someone is deported, they cannot return to Canada unless they get permission in writing from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This is called an Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC).
Designated foreign nationals are members of a group of people who:
- arrive in Canada together, and
- are called an “irregular arrival” by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
This can happen, for example, if the Minister suspects that they have been brought to Canada through human smuggling or trafficking with the help of a criminal organization or terrorist group.
Designated foreign nationals have fewer rights than other foreign nationals.
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
Evidence is used to prove a fact or to persuade someone who’s making a decision. There are different types of evidence, for example information from witnesses, documents like letters or reports, or photographs.
An exclusion order is a type of removal order. If you get an exclusion order, you cannot return to Canada for one year. But you cannot return for 5 years if the reason for the exclusion order was “misrepresentation”. This means that you said something that was not true or accurate, or you left out information you were required to give.
If you want to return sooner, you need permission in writing from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. This is called an Authorization to Return to Canada (ARC).
There are only certain family members who you can sponsor for permanent residence. They include your spouse and common-law partner. They also include your dependent child, a dependent child of your spouse or common-law partner, and a dependent child of that dependent child.
A foreign national is anyone who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. For example, a refugee claimant, a visitor, or a person in Canada without any immigration status is a foreign national.