Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Transit Between International Flights): SOR/2026-149
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 160, Number 13
Registration
SOR/2026-149 June 22, 2026
IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT
P.C. 2026-638 June 22, 2026
Whereas, under subsection 5(2)footnote a of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has caused a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Transit Between International Flights) to be laid before each House of Parliament;
Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Transit Between International Flights) under section 26footnote c and paragraphs 148(1)(d)footnote d and 150(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b.
Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Transit Between International Flights)
Amendments
1 Section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
- designated holding area
- has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations. (zone d’attente désignée)
2 (1) Paragraph 35(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- (b) in any airport, passengers who are arriving from any country and who are transiting to a country other than Canada and remain in a sterile transit area or designated holding area.
(2) Subsection 35(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
Obligatory examination
(2) Any person seeking to leave a sterile transit area or designated holding area must appear immediately for examination.
3 Paragraph 269(1)(d) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- (c.1) their status as a passenger or crew member and confirmation whether they are in transit to a place outside Canada;
- (c.2) if they are in transit to a place outside Canada, their first destination outside Canada;
- (d) the unique passenger reference assigned to them by the commercial transporter, if any;
Coming into Force
4 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2026-148, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Customs Act (Transit Between International Flights).