Can a new, more serious removal order be issued if I fail to leave under an earlier one?

Yes. Failing to comply with an existing removal order does not simply leave the situation unchanged. Some orders escalate automatically by their own terms — a departure order not confirmed within its required timeframe becomes a deportation order without any new proceeding being needed. Beyond that automatic escalation, ongoing non-compliance, or new conduct while unlawfully remaining in Canada, can support entirely new and separate inadmissibility findings, which can lead to an additional removal order being issued on top of the original one.

Remaining in Canada without status while avoiding an existing removal order also tends to close off options rather than create breathing room. It can affect eligibility for future applications, weigh against any request for discretionary relief, and make detention more likely once the person is located, since ongoing non-compliance is itself treated as a serious factor.

Anyone struggling to comply with a removal order for a genuine reason should raise it through the proper channels, such as a deferral request, rather than simply failing to appear or going into hiding, since the consequences of non-compliance tend to compound rather than fade over time.