Section 151.1 — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations: Protected temporary residents class

The protected temporary residents class is prescribed as a class of persons who may become permanent residents on the basis of the requirements of this section. A foreign national is a protected temporary resident and a member of the protected temporary residents class if the foreign national holds a temporary resident permit and became a temporary resident under a temporary resident permit for protection reasons after making a claim for refugee protection outside Canada under section 99 of the Act; or was issued a Minister’s permit under section 37 of the former Act after seeking admission to Canada under section 7 of the former Regulations or section 4 of the Humanitarian Designated Classes Regulations . A foreign national destined for Quebec does not become a member of the protected temporary residents class described in paragraph (2)(a) if they have not received a selection certificate from the Province of Quebec. In subsection (2), former Act has the same meaning as in section 187 of the Act and former Regulations and Humanitarian Designated Classes Regulations have the same meaning as in subsection 316(1) of these Regulations.