Section 9.4 — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations: Exception — use of other means

Despite other provisions of these Regulations, the Minister may require a foreign national, an individual or an entity to make an application, request or claim, submit any document or information or provide a signature by any other means made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose if the Minister determines that the infrastructure in a country is inadequate or incompatible with the electronic means made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose; or a natural disaster, political turmoil or other situation prevents or impedes the use of electronic means or makes using them unreliable.