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By Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/a>, lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation \u00b7 Reviewed November 13, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha is a lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation, called to the BC bar in 2019, and a member of the Law Society of British Columbia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Updated November 13, 2026: IRPA ss. 46, 108 and 110 checked that day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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What it is:<\/strong> the Minister asks the Refugee Protection Division to end your protection (IRPA s. 108(2)), usually because of travel home or a home-country passport.<\/p>\n

What’s at stake:<\/strong> on the first four grounds, you lose permanent residence too (s. 46(1)(c.1)).<\/p>\n

No RAD appeal:<\/strong> the hearing is your main chance (s. 110(2)(e)). Why a lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n

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A cessation application is the Minister asking the Refugee Protection Division to decide that your refugee protection has ended. The most common reason is that you travelled to your home country or got or renewed its passport, which the Minister says shows you voluntarily re-availed yourself of its protection. If the Division agrees on that kind of ground, your claim is treated as rejected and, if you’re a permanent resident, you lose that status too. There is no appeal to the Refugee Appeal Division, so the hearing matters enormously.<\/p>\n

Lawgical Law Corporation<\/a>, an immigration law firm in Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver, BC, defends protected persons and permanent residents against cessation applications at the Refugee Protection Division and in the Federal Court; this guide is by Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha.<\/p>\n

What the Minister can allege<\/h2>\n
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Cessation grounds (IRPA s. 108(1))<\/caption>\n
Ground<\/th>\nTypical evidence<\/th>\nLose PR too?<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
(a) Voluntary re-availment<\/td>\nHome-country passport, trips home<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(b) Voluntarily reacquired nationality<\/td>\nCitizenship restored<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(c) New nationality with protection<\/td>\nCitizenship of another country<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(d) Voluntary re-establishment<\/td>\nLiving back in the home country<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(e) Reasons for protection ceased<\/td>\nChanged country conditions<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Your defence<\/h2>\n

For re-availment, the questions are whether you acted voluntarily, whether you intended to re-avail yourself of your home country’s protection, and whether you actually obtained it. Why you travelled, how long, where you stayed, how you behaved, and why you needed the passport all matter. See cessation of refugee protection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Evidence checklist<\/h2>\n