Section 338 — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations: Refugee protection

Refugee protection is conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act on a person who has been determined in Canada before the coming into force of this section to be a Convention refugee and no determination was made to vacate that determination, or no determination was made that the person ceased to be a Convention refugee; as an applicant or an accompanying dependant was granted landing before the coming into force of this section after being issued a visa under section 7 of the former Regulations, or section 4 of the Humanitarian Designated Classes Regulations ; or was determined to be a member of the post-determination refugee claimants in Canada class before the coming into force of this section and was granted landing under section 11.4 of the former Regulations or who becomes a permanent resident under subsection 21(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act .