Foreign nationals who refuse or are unable to pay their own way home after being denied stay in Canada will soon face steeper financial penalties should they ever attempt to return.
According to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officials, the fee framework has been updated for the first time since 1993 and will go into effect this April.
Visitors deemed inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act will still be required to pay their own departure travel costs, but the Canadian government will continue to intervene when necessary and cover the costs to ensure prompt deportation.
The reimbursement of the travel costs will jump considerably this spring and give no consideration to the departee’s destination. Previously, inadmissible foreign nationals would be required to pay approximately $1,500 upon their subsequent attempt to return …