Serious Criminality
A foreign national or permanent resident may be criminally inadmissible or removable from Canada, as the case may be, on the grounds of serious criminality.
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Serious Criminality: Reasons for Inadmissibility or Grounds for Removal from Canada
The following is an overview of serious offences that can deem one inadmissible to Canada or subject to a removal order:
For convictions within Canada, if they have:
- Been convicted in Canada of an indictable offence punishable by a maximum sentence of at least ten years; or
- Been convicted in Canada and received a prison term of at least six months.
For convictions outside Canada, if they have:
- Been convicted outside Canada of an act that, if committed in Canada, would be equivalent to a indictable offence punishable by a maximum sentence of at least ten years; or
- Been convicted outside Canada of an act that, if committed in Canada, would be equivalent to a hybrid offence punishable by a maximum sentence of at least ten years.
For criminal acts committed outside Canada, if they have:
- Committed an act outside Canada that, if committed in Canada, would be equivalent to an indictable offence punishable by a maximum sentence of at least ten years.
Remedies for Serious Criminality to Support your Canadian Admissibility
Serious criminality must always be addressed by way of a Temporary Resident permit (TRP) OR criminal rehabilitation application, as a foreign national can never be deemed rehabilitated by the passage of time.
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