A person may be in Canada without status because their status as a visitor or student has expired or because they entered the country without any status. In many cases, people without status have the same legal rights as other Canadians, but they are at risk of being ordered deported if they are not able to regularize their status.
Immigration and Refugee Law – People without status
People without status
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