Difference between revisions of "Immigration Offences (18:XII)"

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{{REVIEWED LSLAP | date= July 29, 2022}}
{{REVIEWED LSLAP | date= August 23, 2023}}
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Part 3 of the IRPA outlines various offences and penalties for breaches of the Act. Offences of human smuggling and trafficking in persons have penalties of up to life in prison and fines of up to one million dollars. Other offences created by the Act include:  
Part 3 of the ''IRPA'' outlines various serious offences and penalties for breaches of the Act including human smuggling and trafficking in persons. Other offences created by the ''IRPA'' include:
#disembarking a person or group of people at sea for the purposes of entering Canada illegally;  
#disembarking a person or group of people at sea for the purposes of entering Canada illegally;  
#possession, use, import/export, or dealing in passports, visas and other documents to contravene the Act;  
#possession, use, import/export, or dealing in passports, visas and other documents to contravene the Act;