Acceptance of European Union Laissez-Passer as Valid Travel Document
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
Amends section 52(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to officially recognize the laissez-passer issued by the European Union as a valid travel document for foreign nationals seeking temporary entry to Canada.
Official source excerpt
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1 Subsection 52(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (i), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (j) and by adding the following after paragraph (j): (k) a laissez-passer that was issued by the European Union. … 2 These Regulations come into force at 00:00:01 Eastern standard time on the 60th day after the day on which they are registered. … The IRPR are amended to prescribe the European Union laissez-passer as an acceptable document that may be used by European Union representatives on official business seeking to enter Canada as temporary residents. … For official travel purposes, European Union representatives entering Canada using the laissez-passer are required to obtain a diplomatic/official temporary resident visa, issued for free for official visits. Issuance of an electronic travel authorization will not be possible when using the European Union Laissez-Passer. … Similar to the limitations facing holders of a United Nations laissez-passer or the Organization of American States travel document, European Union laissez-passer holders will not be able to use the laissez-passer to enter Canada for non-official travel.
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Retrieved from https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2023/2023-10-11/html/sor-dors199-eng.htmlReview method
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