Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Marginal note:Limitation period for summary conviction offences

• 133.1 (1) A proceeding by way of summary conviction for an offence under section 117, 126 or 127, or section 131 as it relates to section 117, may be instituted at any time within, but not later than, 10 years after the day on which the subject-matter of the proceeding arose, and a proceeding by way of summary conviction for any other offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within, but not later than, five years after the day on which the subject-matter of the proceeding arose.

• Marginal note:Application

  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the subject-matter of the proceeding arose before the day on which this section comes into force.