Glossary - Immigration Law
In Immigration Law, Income Assistance
A statutory declaration is a statement that someone puts in writing. The person making the statement must sign it to confirm that they’re telling the truth.
They sign it in front of someone who has the legal authority to take oaths or affirmations. This includes lawyers and notaries.
Making a statutory declaration is the same as giving evidence under oath at a court or tribunal.
In Employment Insurance, Immigration Law, Income Assistance, Refugee Law
A temporary resident is someone who has permission from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to be in Canada for a specific period of time. This includes visitors, people with some study permits, people with some work permits, and people with Temporary Resident Permits.
Not everyone who’s allowed to enter Canada is a temporary resident. For example, if you make a refugee claim, this does not give you the status of a temporary resident. But you can remain in Canada until your refugee claim process is complete.
In Immigration Law, Income Assistance, Refugee Law
A Temporary Resident Permit is a special permit from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that lets a person live in Canada for a certain period of time. If IRCC gives someone a Temporary Resident Permit, they agree to let the person stay in Canada temporarily. And they do this even though the person has not met a requirement or is inadmissible to Canada. IRCC can cancel the permit at any time.
In some situations, after being on a Temporary Resident Permit for a certain period of time, the person may be able to apply for permanent resident status.
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
The Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of the Immigration and Refugee Board makes a vacation order if it decides that a protected person got that status by “misrepresentation”. This means that they said something that was not true or accurate, or they left out information that they were required to give. This applies only if the person would not have gotten protected status if they’d given the correct or missing information. If Canada Border Services Agency applies to the RPD for a vacation order, the protected person has the right to a hearing.
A vacation order can lead to a protected person being ordered to leave Canada.
When you get a waiver, you’re excused from something that’s usually required.
For example, when you apply to become a Canadian citizen, you can ask Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to give you a waiver if you can’t meet the requirements to:
- know enough English or French, or
- pass the citizenship test that shows your knowledge of Canada and what it means to be a Canadian citizen.
