Can anyone clarify on "denied visa = refused admission" ?

[bluestream]

My parents' application of visitor visa were denied once. They got it at their second attempt one year later.

For Form Schedule A, am I correct in my understanding that I should answer "YES" to question d) been refused refugee stats, immigrant or permanent resident visa or visitor or temporary resident visa to Canada or any other country?

AND "NO" to question e) been refused admission to, or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?

I am not sure about question e) because it looks either repetitive to question d) or it can mean entirely different things, such as people were at borders and denied admission right there (my current assumption)?

Thanks folks!

 

[profiler]

My parents' application of visitor visa were denied once. They got it at their second attempt one year later.

For Form Schedule A, am I correct in my understanding that I should answer "YES" to question d) been refused refugee stats, immigrant or permanent resident visa or visitor or temporary resident visa to Canada or any other country?

AND "NO" to question e) been refused admission to, or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?

I am not sure about question e) because it looks either repetitive to question d) or it can mean entirely different things, such as people were at borders and denied admission right there (my current assumption)?

Thanks folks!

That's correct. Visa refusal is not being refused entry (unless you are from a visa-exempt country; then they are the same thing).