Confirmation of Permanent Residence - Possible error?

[TRCamp]

Hello again, knowledgeable people!

So, if you're familiar with me, my spouse's application was approved in good order. The passport was sent out and returned in good order, along with her confirmation of permanent residence.

However, line 19 "CONVICTED OF A CRIME OR OFFENSE; REFUSED ADMISSION TO CANADA OR REQUIRED TO LEAVE CANADA" states no. What we're concerned of is that once, before we were married, my spouse was denied entry at the border due to what the border agents called a lack of proof of intent to return to the US. Since then, my spouse has been able to enter Canada, and she has not ever been convicted of any crimes or anything of the sort.

Should we be concerned that this constitutes an error on her CPR? Will this cause any problems when we are attempting to complete the immigration process? Would that one time as a visitor hold any bearing at this point, considering that my spouse's application has been unconditionally approved? The application did mention the one instance where entry to Canada was denied, we are just concerned that it may have a negative impact on the last steps of the immigration process.

Thanks in advance!

 

[sakamath]

On the PR application form, there is a question which asks if you have ever been denied a visa (including trv). What information did you provide at the time of application? If you had mentioned the incident, then I do not think you have anything to worry.

 

[TRCamp]

Thanks for the quick response! The application was completely upfront about the nature of the incident, circumstances and such. I figured that if it was going to be a problem, it would have come up during the application process. Still, it's always good to see some reassuring words.

 

[robrod]

I had a similar situation myself. Was denied entry into Canada once and I always stated that fact in all the forms. After that time, I have been always admitted into Canada after being sent to secondary inspection...
In my landing interview I was asked that question again (everybody gets asked that question in their landing interviews): Have you ever been denied entry into Canada?. And I again answered yes and explained to the nice lady in charge of doing the In-Canada landings the day of my landing. But she instructed me to sign "no", that it was ok to put no there in the COPR. They know about it. Or perhaps they know that question should be somehow rephrased as "Have you ever been denied entry after that episode?" or something like that...
After I became a PR that day, I have left the country twice and on the first trip back I was not sent to secondary for the first time in I don't know how long (was coming back from Mexico) but then on the second one I did get sent to secondary (perhaps because I was coming back from South America)... On this latter time, I was not asked a single question in secondary and the officer gave me a smile and said "Welcome back".
Hope this helps you.

 

[TRCamp]

That's extra reassuring. I had figured if something would be a problem with that one time, it would have likely come up by now. The application went through in excellent time, and there was no request for an interview, so clearly they seem to have no problem with that one hiccup we experienced. My spouse has been through secondary inspection on another visit to Canada, but things always seem to be okay otherwise.

Your situation does sound very similar, and hearing how you acted and the agent's response is very helpful. Thanks a lot for the insight!