My spouse and I are in the process of applying for permanent residency. In 2011, he came to Canada on a temporary work visa as a professional athlete, which is when we met. Representatives from the professional team completed all work visa paperwork for him, and he does not remember being asked about a criminal record.
In 2010, he was charged with a misdemeanor for being in possession of a small amount of marijuana. His punishment was a $600 fine which he paid. He came to Canada under the work permit in 2011, and left in 2012. In 2013, he came back to Canada for a weekend visit, and was pulled into questioning with boarder agents, during which time he was asked about his criminal history and he was completely forthcoming with any and all arrests, charges, etc, including the marijuana possession charge in 2010. He was questioned for three hours and then released, being granted access into Canada, and has not been stopped at the boarder or questioned since that time.
Our question is - if the professional team he was playing for did not disclose his marijuana possession charge from 2010 on his prior work visa, although he has been very forthcoming with boarder agents about it when asked/questioned (and we are being very transparent about things in our PR application), is it likely to bar him from being admissible to Canada based on misrepresentation due to a possible honest mistake/oversight on his temporary work visa in 2011? He does not recall signing anything or completing any paperwork prior to coming to Canada to play basketball professionally.
We are expecting a baby in June and I am fearful that this error on his work visa - despite being honest at all boarder crossings, questionings and PR applications, will cause an issue.
In 2010, he was charged with a misdemeanor for being in possession of a small amount of marijuana. His punishment was a $600 fine which he paid. He came to Canada under the work permit in 2011, and left in 2012. In 2013, he came back to Canada for a weekend visit, and was pulled into questioning with boarder agents, during which time he was asked about his criminal history and he was completely forthcoming with any and all arrests, charges, etc, including the marijuana possession charge in 2010. He was questioned for three hours and then released, being granted access into Canada, and has not been stopped at the boarder or questioned since that time.
Our question is - if the professional team he was playing for did not disclose his marijuana possession charge from 2010 on his prior work visa, although he has been very forthcoming with boarder agents about it when asked/questioned (and we are being very transparent about things in our PR application), is it likely to bar him from being admissible to Canada based on misrepresentation due to a possible honest mistake/oversight on his temporary work visa in 2011? He does not recall signing anything or completing any paperwork prior to coming to Canada to play basketball professionally.
We are expecting a baby in June and I am fearful that this error on his work visa - despite being honest at all boarder crossings, questionings and PR applications, will cause an issue.