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Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,2001

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PART 1IMMIGRATION TO CANADA

DIVISION 1REQUIREMENTS BEFORE ENTERING CANADA AND SELECTION

Requirements Before Entering Canada

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section 14

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(2) The regulations may prescribe, and govern any matter relating to, classes of permanent residents or foreign nationals, including the classes referred to in section 12, and may include provisions respecting

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(c) the number of applications that may be processed or approved in a year, the number of visas and other documents that may be issued in a year, and the measures to be taken when that number is exceeded;

(d) conditions that may or must be imposed, varied or cancelled, individually or by class, on permanent residents and foreign nationals;

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