What is the current state of the law on the right of an individual to leave Canada?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Bellefeuille v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2009 FC 663 (CanLII):
The applicant maintains that the only rule of law that restricts the right of an individual to leave Canada is the requirement to have a passport, and this is not a requirement for leaving Canada strictly speaking, but rather a requirement for being admitted into another country and proving a persons right to re-enter Canada. In Canada, there is no control of persons leaving the country (Khadr v. Canada (Attorney General of Canada), 2006 FC 727, [2007] 2 F.C.R. 218 at paragraphs 62 to 70).
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