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The purpose of this enactment is to ensure that no persons will be
admitted to Canada as visitors, immigrants or refugees unless they have
first provided satisfactory evidence of identity to an immigration
officer. If the immigration officer determines that there is no satisfactory
evidence of identity, the matter may be appealed to a senior immigration
officer whose decision on the matter is final and not subject to further
appeal.
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A senior immigration officer may order that the requirement not
apply to a claimant for refugee status if the circumstances made it
impossible or impracticable to bring such evidence and may make such
order subject to conditions relating to the later determination of identity.
If such conditions are breached the order may be cancelled.
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The demand to show identity must be made within seven days of
arrival in Canada and an appeal to a senior immigration officer must be
settled within a further seven days.
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