Table of Contents
1. About the Guide
2. Introduction
Maintaining and regularizing immigration status in Canada
- Appeals and Judicial Reviews
- Refugee and Person in Need of Protection Claims
- Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) Application
- Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) Application
- In-Canada Spousal and Common-Law Partner Sponsorship
- Renewing or restoring a temporary visa or permit
- Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers (OWPVW) Application
- Other ways to maintain status with an open work permit
- Public Policies and Pilots
What is an immigration arrest warrant?
What powers can police, CBSA and security guards have in arrest and detention
Understanding where CBSA may apprehend you
- What happens if CBSA comes to my home?
- What happens if CBSA comes to my shelter?
- What happens if CBSA stops me in a public place (street, shopping mall, park, etc.)?
- What happens if CBSA stops me while I am driving or riding a bike?
- What happens if CBSA stops me while I am a passenger in a car?
- What happens if CBSA stops me on public transit?
- What happens if CBSA comes to my children’s school?
- What happens if CBSA comes to my workplace?
- What are my rights if I am arrested or detained?
- If I am arrested, can CBSA search or take my belongings?
- Can I be released after arrest without being sent to immigration detention?
- What happens if CBSA says I am not going to be released?
- How can I get a lawyer for detention review hearings if I can’t afford one?
- Who can be a bondsperson?