Canada: Information on whether the master of a vessel is required to provide Canadian officials with any documents, other than the crew list and the IMM202, with respect to the desertion of a crew member (excluding seaman's book and/or passport); on whether other than the IMM410 (official receipt), the master of a vessel is issued any documents (or copies of documents) by Canadian officials with respect to the desertion of a crew member; and on whether the master is given, for example, a copy of IMM202 and IMM5248 (Notification of Contravention of the Immigration Act or Regulations by a Transportation Company)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CAN20078.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Canada: Information on whether the master of a vessel is required to provide Canadian officials with any documents, other than the crew list and the IMM202, with respect to the desertion of a crew member (excluding seaman's book and/or passport); on whether other than the IMM410 (official receipt), the master of a vessel is issued any documents (or copies of documents) by Canadian officials with respect to the desertion of a crew member; and on whether the master is given, for example, a copy of IMM202 and IMM5248 (Notification of Contravention of the Immigration Act or Regulations by a Transportation Company), 1 March 1995, CAN20078.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac072f.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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In a telephone interview on 29 March 1995, a program specialist with Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Port of Entry Control in Ottawa stated that the master of a vessel is required only to submit the crew list and the IMM202 to Canadian officials. The program specialist added that the master of a vessel is only given the IMM202, and that the IMM5428 is not used in the case of desertion of a crew member.
Corroborating information could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Port of Entry Control, Ottawa. 29 March 1995. Telephone interview with program specialist.
