Letter of Designation

Authorization to have the Authority and Powers of a Peace Officer

With respect to subsection 138(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, I hereby repeal the Authorization to Have the Authority and Powers of a Peace Officer issued on April 21, 2006, and authorize the officers who hold the following titles to have the authority and powers of a peace officer – including those set out in sections 487 to 492.2 of the Criminal Code – to enforce the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, including any of its provisions with respect to the arrest, detention, or removal from Canada of any person:

• Intelligence Liaison Officer
• Regional Intelligence Officer
• Inland Enforcement Officer
• Investigator
• Regional Program Officer
• Director, Regional Programs
• Regional Director General
• Border Services Officer
• Manager, Detention Operations
• Superintendent
• Supervisor, Inland Enforcement
• Manager, Regional Programs
• Intelligence Analyst
• Intelligence Officer
• Hearing Advisor
• Hearings Officer
• Chief of Operations

Dated at Ottawa, Province of Ontario, this …… day of ………………, 2011.

Luc Portelance
President
Canada Border Services Agency