Amendment to the Designations of Officers and Delegations of Authority by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

This document amends the Designations of Officers and Delegations of Authority by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations signed on May 8th, 2023, and subsequently amended, as per the attached Schedule for the purpose of items 206, 207, 208, 213.1, 245, 245.1, 247, 248, 248.1, 250, 250.1, 251.1, 251.2 and 257.

This document comes into force on the date it is signed.

This 10th day of July, 2025.

The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Schedule

New items 213.1 and 245.1 are added to the document.

Items	References	Descriptions	Delegates / Designated officials
213.1	A44(1)	Designated authority - Form an opinion that a foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of paragraphs 41(a) and 20(1)(a) of the Act; may prepare an inadmissibility report.	CBSA: Domestic Region Border Case Officer
245.1	A142(4)	Delegated authority - Determine that a person is to be detained in a designated immigrant station.	CBSA: Domestic Regions Assistant Director, Enforcement and Intelligence Operations Chief of Operations Manager, Enforcement and Intelligence Operations

The legislative reference at item 245 is changed from A142 to A142(1).

Items	References	Description
245	A142(1)	Designated authority - Direct a peace officer or person in charge of an immigrant station to execute a warrant or written order issued under the Act for the arrest, detention, or removal from Canada of any permanent resident of foreign national.

The regional position of Border Case Officer is added to the following items:

Items	References	Description
206	A16(1), 16(1.1) and A16(2)(a)	Designated authority - Determine what evidence and documents are necessary for the completion of an examination; request evidence and documents from a foreign national being examined including photographic and fingerprint evidence.
207	A16(2)(b), R(29) and R30	Designated authority - Request a medical examination.
208	A16(3)	Designated authority - Require or obtain from a foreign national or a permanent resident who is arrested, detained or subject to a removal order, any evidence - photographic, fingerprint or otherwise - that may be used to establish their identity or compliance with the Act.
247	A140(1)	Designated authority - Seize and hold a document or other thing that is not a means of transportation.
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).
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.
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).
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.
251.1	A140 R258(1)	Designated authority – Sell or destroy the thing seized other than a document (other than a means of transportation).
251.2	A140 R258(3)	Designated authority – Return a document to the authority that issued it or dispose of it.
257	R276(1)(a) R276(4)	Designated authority - Notify a transporter that it is or might be required to carry from Canada a foreign national; accept or refuse the proposed arrangements; give written notice to the transporter of the decision; cause the foreign national to be carried from Canada at the expense of the transporter.

The regional position of Counterfeit Analyst is replaced by the National Headquarters positions of Senior Program Advisor, National Document Centre, Intelligence and Investigations Directorate and Senior Program Officer, National Document Centre, Intelligence and Investigations Directorate in the following items:

Items	References	Description
247	A140(1)	Designated authority - Seize and hold a document or other thing that is not a means of transportation.
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).
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).
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.
251.1	A140 R258(1)	Designated authority – Sell or destroy the thing seized other than a document (other than a means of transportation).
251.2	A140 R258(3)	Designated authority – Return a document to the authority that issued it or dispose of it.