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Legislation
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Designation of Officers and Delegation of Authority
July 2006
CIC's new Designation of Officers and Delegation of Authority Instrument
On July 20, 2006, CIC's new Designation of Officers and Delegation of Authority Instrument was signed.
This instrument contains only the authorities that are within CIC’s mandate. The authority under IRPA that are now under the mandate of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness are listed in a separate instrument signed on behalf of the Minister of PSEP by the President of CBSA.
It consolidates into a single document, for better clarity, four previous documents approved on December 12, 2005, pertaining to National Headquarters, the International Region, Domestic Regions and the Departmental Delivery Network. It also incorporates recent amendments approved on February 10, 2006.
Through this instrument the CIC Minister is delegating most of the powers that are vested in him by the IRPA in relation to the application of the law. The CIC Minister is also designating in this instrument the “officer” that could carry out the authority vested to them by IRPA and describe the duties and powers they can exercise.
While most of the authorities under the IRPA are given to officers of the Department, many duties and powers are actually carried out by persons outside the Department such as locally-engaged persons working overseas, Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) or RCMP officers. This instrument also indicates the authorities that have been given to them.
The text of the Designation of Officers and Delegation of Authorities Instrument is available through the link below.
Designation of Officers and Delegation of Authority documents
This page includes:
Orders in Council
Links to various orders in council related to the creation of the CBSA:
2005-2042 |
2005-11-21 |
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Order setting out the respective responsibilities of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Registration: SI/2005-0120 |
List of updates:
Dates |
Main Changes |
July 18, 2006 |
Item 31 – Temporary public policy established in response to a humanitarian crisis and Delegation of authority to waive applicable immigration fees |
February 10, 2006 |
Item 34 and 34.1 – Permanent resident travel documents
Items 35.1, 35.2 – outside of Canada, Humanitarian and Compassionate considerations (H&C)
Item 44.1 – Temporary resident permits fore foreign nationals inadmissible for security reasons, violations of human or international rights or linked to organized |
December 12, 2005 |
All authorities belonging to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PSEP Minister) have been removed from the document of authority last signed in February 2005. |
October 26, 2005 |
Item 45.2 – Temporary public policy for persons affected by the Earthquake in South Asia of October 8, 2005 and Delegation of authority to waive immigration fees. |
June 9, 2005 |
Items 28, 96, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114 – Expand the group of officers that could make a danger opinion in the context of eligibility to refugee determination, PRRA and Non Refoulement provisions (sections 101, 112 et 115 of IRPA); Withdraw officers transferred to CBSA from these decision-making authorities. |
April 22, 2005 |
Quebec Region – Withdraw “Assistant Director”; Add “Manager”
Items 20, 32, 34, 43, 59, 62, 79, 82, 197, 245 – adjustment following the reclassification exercise affecting Immigration Advisors
Items 79, 82, 161, 162, 164, 202 – detention and border activities, withdraw of CIC Inland Officer |
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The annexes for the Atlantic, Quebec, Prairies and Northern Territories Regions, as well as the annexes for the International Region and the Departmental Delivery Network, have been updated to include the new national titles introduced by CIC Human Resources Branch in the Fall of 2002. |
January 13, 2005 |
Item 45.1 – Temporary public policy for persons affected by the Tsunami and earthquake disaster of December 26, 2004. |
October 8, 2004 |
Entire new document signed by the Minister of CIC and the Minister of PSEPC following the transfer of POE to CBSA and the retransfer of PRRA to CIC. |
October 7, 2004 |
Item 48, 60, 61, 67, 173 and 188 – Add “Deputy Program Manager” and the “Operations Manager” |
June 17, 2004 |
Item 93 – Designate HRSDC officials operating in SIN Centre in Bathurst to examine application for SIN from temporary resident. |
April 26, 2004 |
Items 43.1, 45, 47 – Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations for applicants inadmissible under sections 34, 35, 36(2), 37 and 38 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). |
February 10, 2004 |
Item 249 – enter into a memoranda with third parties acting as referral organizations in the context of refugee protection. |
December 12, 2003 |
Entire new documents signed by the Minister of CIC and the Minister of PSEP following the creation of the Canada Border Services Agency. |
September 2, 2003 |
French / English adjustments |
July 4, 2003 |
Items 2, 11, 21 – Family class sponsorship
Items 104, 108 – Pre-removal risk assessment
Item 137 – Non-refoulement |
January 30, 2003 |
Ajout de huit points d’entrée à la région de Québec |
February 5, 2003 |
item 81 – Identify opinion
item 88 – Non-disclosure of information
item 73 – Arrest without a warrant
item 196 – Designation of work that could be performed by foreign nationals |
July 31, 2002 |
Ontario Region: Replace Security agent (Group 4) by those of the Wackenhut Security Agency; modification of the powers given to Regional Manager, Enforcement Assistant, Expulsion officer |
July 25, 2002 |
Item 36, 73 – Arrest without a warrant
Item 74 – Search and Seizure – Peace Officer under the Criminal Code
Item 62 – Prairies Region, A44 Reports |
July 16, 2002 |
Item 174 – Designated organization – Language proficiency
Item 37 and 38 – Temporary residents permit
Item 96, 105, 108 – Application for protection and PRRA |
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