Section 159.7 — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations: Temporal operation

For the purposes of paragraph 101(1)(e) of the Act, the application of all or part of sections 159.1 to 159.6 and this section is discontinued, in accordance with subsections (2) to (6), if a notice of suspension of the Agreement setting out the period of suspension is publicized broadly in the various regions of Canada by the Minister via information media and on the website of the Department; a notice of renewal of the suspension of the Agreement setting out the period of renewal of suspension is published in accordance with subsection (6); a notice of suspension of a part of the Agreement is issued by the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States; or a notice of termination of the Agreement is issued by the Government of Canada or the Government of the United States. Subject to subsection (3), if a notice of suspension of the Agreement is publicized under paragraph (1)(a), sections 159.2 to 159.6 are rendered inoperative for a period of up to three months that shall be set out in the notice, which period shall begin on the day after the day on which the notice is publicized. If a notice of renewal of the suspension of the Agreement is published under paragraph (1)(b), sections 159.2 to 159.6 are rendered inoperative for the further period of up to three months set out in the notice. If a notice of suspension of part of the Agreement is issued under paragraph (1)(c), those provisions of these Regulations relating to the application of the Agreement that are referred to in the notice are rendered inoperative for a period that shall be set out in the notice. All other provisions of these Regulations continue to apply. If a notice of termination of the Agreement is issued under paragraph (1)(d), sections 159.1 to 159.6 and this section cease to have effect on the day set out in the notice. Any notice referred to in paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) shall be published in the Canada Gazette , Part I, not less than seven days before the day on which the renewal, suspension in part or termination provided for in the notice is effective.