Ministerial Responsibilities Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Order

Whereas subsections 4(1) and (2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act provide that both the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness have responsibility for the administration of the Act;^notenotenoteAnd whereas subsection 4(3) of that Act provides that, subject to subsections 4(1) to (2), the Governor in Council may specify which Minister shall be the Minister for the purposes of any provision of that Act and that both Ministers may, in specified circumstances, be the Minister for the purposes of any provision of the Act;^noteTherefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, pursuant to subsection 4(3) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,(a) repeals Order in Council P.C. 2005-2042 of November 21, 2005; and^note(b) makes the annexed Ministerial Responsibilities Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Order.