Acts, regulations and other regulatory information - Amendments to the Delegations of Authority and Designations of Officers by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness under the <cite>Immigration and Refugee Protection Act</cite> and the <cite>Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations</cite>

Pursuant to subsection 6(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act^Footnote 1,

I hereby designate the person holding the position of President, Executive Vice-President, Vice-President or Associate Vice-President of the Canada Border Services Agency – or a person authorized to exercise the powers or perform the duties and functions of one of those positions – as an officer authorized to exercise the powers or perform the duties and functions that are described in column 3 of an item in the attached Schedule in relation to any provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations^Footnote 2 set out in column 2 of the same item.
I hereby designate any person holding a position listed in column 4 of an item in the attached Schedule – or a person authorized to exercise the powers or perform the duties and functions of that position – as an officer authorized to exercise the powers or perform the duties and functions that are described in column 3 of the same item in relation to any provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations set out in column 2 of the same item.
I hereby designate the person who has the direct supervisory responsibility of an officer designated under paragraph 2, in respect of the position held by that officer, as an officer authorized to exercise the powers or perform the duties and functions that are described in column 3 of the item in the attached Schedule, for which the original officer had been designated, in relation to any provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations set out in column 2 of the same item.

Pursuant to subsection 6(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,

I hereby authorize the person holding the position of President, Executive Vice-President, Vice-President or Associate Vice-President of the Canada Border Services Agency – or a person authorized to exercise the powers or perform the duties and functions of one of those positions – to do anything that may be done by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness which is described in column 3 of an item in the attached Schedule in relation to any provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations set out in column 2 of the same item.
I hereby authorize any person holding a position listed in column 4 of an item in the attached Schedule – or a person authorized to exercise the powers or perform the duties and functions of that position – to do anything that may be done by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness which is described in column 3 of the same item in relation to any provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations set out in column 2 of the same item.
I hereby authorize the person who has the direct supervisory responsibility of a person authorized under paragraph 5, in respect of the position held by that person, to do anything that may be done by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness which is described in column 3 of the item in the attached Schedule, for which that original person had been authorized, in relation to any provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations set out in column 2 of the same item.

This instrument amends the Delegation of Authority and Designations of Officers by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations instrument made on June 28, 2019, and amended on June 28, 2019.

Dated at Ottawa, Province of Ontario, this 2nd day of September 2021. This instrument comes into force on the date on which it is signed.

The Honourable Bill Blair, P.C., C.O.M., M.P.
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Schedule

Item	Act/Regulations Reference Section	Description of Power	Delegates / Designated Officials
248.	R253(1)	Designated authority – Provide written notice, including grounds for the seizure to the person from whom a thing was seized under subsection 140(1).	CBSA Domestic Regions Border Services Officer Enforcement Case Officer Enforcement Assistant Hearings Advisor (PM-01) Hearings Advisor Hearings Officer Inland Enforcement Officer Intelligence Analyst Intelligence Officer Investigator Regional Program Officer International Region Liaison Officer, Network Development and Support Unit, International Operations Division, International Region Directorate IRCC Domestic Regions and CPR C&I Case Processing Assistant C&I Officer Client Services Officer Program Support Officer Senior Immigration Officer Service Delivery Specialist Strategic Analysis Officer Team Leader International Regions Deputy Program Manager Immigration Officer Immigration Program Manager Operations Manager Senior Immigration Officer Unit Manager LES Designated Immigration Officer Immigration Program Officer Non Immigrant Officer GAC Diplomatic Visa Officer
248.1	R253(2)	Designated authority – Identify the lawful owner of a thing seized under subsection 140(1); give written notice, including grounds for the seizure.	CBSA Domestic Regions Border Services Officer Enforcement Case Officer Enforcement Assistant Hearings Advisor (PM-01) Hearings Advisor Hearings Officer Inland Enforcement Officer Intelligence Analyst Intelligence Officer Investigator Regional Program Officer International Region Liaison Officer, Network Development and Support Unit, International Operations Division, International Region Directorate IRCC Domestic Regions and CPR C&I Case Processing Assistant C&I Officer Client Services Officer Program Support Officer Senior Immigration Officer Service Delivery Specialist Strategic Analysis Officer Team Leader International Regions Deputy Program Manager Immigration Officer Immigration Program Manager Operations Manager Senior Immigration Officer Unit Manager LES Designated Immigration Officer Immigration Program Officer Non Immigrant Officer GAC Diplomatic Visa Officer
249.	A140 R254(2)(3)(4) R255(2)(3)(4) R257.1(1)(2)	Designated authority – Return of the thing seized (means of transportation).	CBSA Domestic Regions Border Services Officer Hearings Officer Inland Enforcement Officer Intelligence Officer Investigator Regional Program Officer Assistant Director, Enforcement and Intelligence Operations Chief of Operations Director, Enforcement Director, Enforcement and Intelligence Director, Intelligence District Director Manager, Detention Operations Manager, Regional Programs
250.	A140 R254(2)(3)(4) R255(2)(3)(4) R257.1(1)(2)	Designated authority – Return of the thing seized (other than a means of transportation).	CBSA Domestic Regions Border Services Officer Counterfeit Analyst Enforcement Case Officer Enforcement Assistant Hearings Advisor (PM-01) Hearings Advisor Hearings Officer Immigration Advisor Inland Enforcement Officer Intelligence Analyst Intelligence Officer Investigator Regional Program Officer Manager, Detention Operations Manager, Regional Programs International Region Liaison Officer, Network Development and Support Unit, International Operations Division, International Region Directorate IRCC Domestic Regions and CPR C&I Case Processing Assistant C&I Officer Client Services Officer Program Support Officer Senior Immigration Officer Service Delivery Specialist Strategic Analysis Officer Team Leader International Regions Deputy Program Manager Immigration Officer Immigration Program Manager Operations Manager Senior Immigration Officer Unit Manager LES Designated Immigration Officer Immigration Program Officer Non Immigrant Officer GAC Diplomatic Visa Officer
250.1	A140 R257	Designation – Provide to the applicant written notice and the reasons for the decision on the application for return made under section 254 or 255.	CBSA Domestic Regions Border Services Officer Counterfeit Analyst Enforcement Case Officer Enforcement Assistant Hearings Advisor (PM-01) Hearings Advisor Hearings Officer Immigration Advisor Inland Enforcement Officer Intelligence Analyst Intelligence Officer Investigator Regional Program Officer Manager, Detention Operations Manager, Regional Programs International Region Liaison Officer, Network Development and Support Unit, International Operations Division, International Region Directorate IRCC Domestic Regions and CPR C&I Case Processing Assistant C&I Officer Client Services Officer Program Support Officer Senior Immigration Officer Service Delivery Specialist Strategic Analysis Officer Team Leader International Regions Deputy Program Manager Immigration Officer Immigration Program Manager Operations Manager Senior Immigration Officer Unit Manager LES Designated Immigration Officer Immigration Program Officer Non Immigrant Officer GAC Diplomatic Visa Officer
251.	A140 R258(1)	Designated authority – Sell or destroy the thing seized other than a document (means of transportation).	CBSA Domestic Regions Assistant Director, Enforcement and Intelligence Operations Chief of Operations Director, Enforcement Director, Enforcement and Intelligence Director, Intelligence District Director Manager, Detention Operations Manager, Regional Programs
251.1	A140 R258(1)	Designated authority – Sell or destroy the thing seized other than a document (other than a means of transportation).	CBSA Domestic Regions Border Services Officer Counterfeit Analyst Enforcement Case Officer Enforcement Assistant Hearings Advisor (PM-01) Hearings Advisor Hearings Officer Immigration Advisor Inland Enforcement Officer Intelligence Analyst Intelligence Officer Investigator Regional Program Officer Manager, Detention Operations Manager, Regional Programs International Region Liaison Officer, Network Development and Support Unit, International Operations Division, International Region Directorate IRCC Domestic Regions and CPR C&I Case Processing Assistant C&I Officer Client Services Officer Program Support Officer Senior Immigration Officer Service Delivery Specialist Strategic Analysis Officer Team Leader International Regions Deputy Program Manager Immigration Officer Immigration Program Manager Operations Manager Senior Immigration Officer Unit Manager LES Designated Immigration Officer Immigration Program Officer Non Immigrant Officer GAC Diplomatic Visa Officer
251.2	L140 R258(3)	Designated authority – Return a document to the authority that issued it or dispose of it.	CBSA Domestic Regions Border Services Officer Counterfeit Analyst Enforcement Case Officer Enforcement Assistant Hearings Advisor (PM-01) Hearings Advisor Hearings Officer Immigration Advisor Inland Enforcement Officer Intelligence Analyst Intelligence Officer Investigator Regional Program Officer Manager, Detention Operations Manager, Regional Programs International Region Liaison Officer, Network Development and Support Unit, International Operations Division, International Region Directorate IRCC Domestic Regions and CPR C&I Case Processing Assistant C&I Officer Client Services Officer Program Support Officer Senior Immigration Officer Service Delivery Specialist Strategic Analysis Officer Team Leader International Regions Deputy Program Manager Immigration Officer Immigration Program Manager Operations Manager Senior Immigration Officer Unit Manager LES Designated Immigration Officer Immigration Program Officer Non Immigrant Officer GAC Diplomatic Visa Officer

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Date modified:: 2021-09-28

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