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Common offenses that can make you inadmissible to Canada

October 23, 2023 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal record, criminal rehabilitation, inadmissibility, legal opinion letter, temporary resident permit, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:00:47 +0000

Generally, if an act is a crime or an offence in the country in which it is performed as well as an offence in Canada, it has the potential to make an individual inadmissible to Canada. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm This article will outline some common offenses for […]

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How you can overcome inadmissibility if you wish to enter Canada

October 11, 2023 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, inadmissibility, legal opinion letter, medical inadmissibility, temporary resident permit, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:30:30 +0000

Canada has admissibility requirements that a foreign national must meet before they are allowed to enter the country, which include passing a criminal background check and completing a medical examination. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm What is criminal inadmissibility? Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Canadian Border Services […]

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Federal court: visa officers do not need to consider if applicant is criminally rehabilitated

October 6, 2023 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:00:23 +0000

Canada’s federal court has ruled that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) visa officers do not have to consider if someone with a criminal record is deemed rehabilitated if the applicant does not specifically ask them to. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm In the case of Bello v. Canada […]

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Supreme Court of Canada determines that a person can only be inadmissible to Canada if they are a threat to national security

October 1, 2023 admin Canada, cbsa, criminal inadmissibility, inadmissible

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2023 12:00:14 +0000

On September 27, the Supreme Court of Canada released a very important immigration law decision that limits the power of immigration officials and tribunals to remove foreign nationals with no criminal convictions on security grounds. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm The case before the Supreme Court, Mason v Canada […]

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Your options to overcome inadmissibility to Canada

July 24, 2023 admin Canada, criminal inadmissibility, criminal record, criminal rehabilitation, immigrate to canada, letter of opinion, temporary resident permit, visit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:00:46 +0000

Canada welcomes millions of tourists, visitors, immigrants, foreign workers, and students each year. However, before coming to Canada, whatever the reason, it’s important to know that a past criminal record can make you inadmissible. If you have been convicted of a crime in the past, your admissibility to Canada is calculated based on the equivalency […]

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Federal court says IRCC’s decision on applicant’s criminal rehabilitation is unreasonable

May 9, 2023 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, entry to canada, humanitarian, immigration, serious criminality, temporary residence, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sun, 07 May 2023 12:00:55 +0000

An individual with a past felony conviction may be considered inadmissible to Canada on the grounds of serious criminality. Individuals with serious criminality must apply for criminal rehabilitation to obtain access to Canada, no matter the time that has elapsed since completing their sentence. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm […]

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Ways to overcome criminal inadmissibility to Canada

April 15, 2023 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, legal opinion, legal opinion letter, serious criminality, temporary resident permit, visit, visiting canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 11:30:58 +0000

Although Canada welcomes millions of visitors, workers, students and immigrants each year, each individual must meet admissibility requirements before being allowed to enter into the country. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm If you are a foreign national who has been arrested or convicted of a crime, you may be […]

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Visiting Canada this summer if you have a criminal record

March 24, 2023 admin canadian border services agency, criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, demmed rehabilitation, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, legal opinion letter, overcoming inadmissibility, serious criminality, temporary resident permit, visit, visiting canada

Credit to Author: Daniel Levy| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:00:07 +0000

Individuals who have a criminal record may be at risk of being found criminally inadmissible to Canada—something which can deny them a visitor visa and entry into the country. However, those with a criminal record needn’t lose hope, as the government of Canada offers a few pathways to overcome criminal inadmissibility. Schedule a Free Legal […]

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How to overcome serious criminality to enter Canada

March 15, 2023 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, inadmissible, serious criminality, temporary resident permit, trp, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:00:06 +0000

Serious offences may deem someone inadmissible to Canada or subject to a removal order. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) deem offences as serious criminality based on maximum imposable sentences in Canada. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm For convictions within Canada, serious criminality may stem from: A conviction in […]

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Understanding why some people might not be allowed in Canada and ways to overcome inadmissibility

March 9, 2023 admin canada immigration, criminal convictions, criminal inadmissibility, immigration, inadmissibility, IRCC, legal opinion letter, medical inadmissibility, record suspension, Rehabilitation, temporary residence, temporary resident permit, trp, visit

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:00:10 +0000

When someone is inadmissible to Canada, it is because the examining officer has decided that the person being assessed is or will be a threat to, or burden on, public health and/or safety. There are many intricacies to the concept of inadmissibility but on a basic level, inadmissibility falls under a few general categories, including […]

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