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Bill C-11

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(3) A permanent resident outside Canada who is not in possession of a status document indicating permanent resident status shall, following an examination, be issued a travel document if an officer is satisfied that

    (a) they comply with the residency obligation under section 28;

    (b) an officer has made the determination referred to in paragraph 28(2)(c); or

    (c) they were physically present in Canada at least once within the 365 days before the examination and they have made an appeal under subsection 63(4) that has not been finally determined or the period for making such an appeal has not yet expired.

Regulations

Regulations

32. The regulations may provide for any matter relating to the application of sections 27 to 31, may define, for the purposes of this Act, the terms used in those sections, and may include provisions respecting

    (a) classes of temporary residents, such as students and workers;

    (b) selection criteria for each class of foreign national and for their family members, and the procedures for evaluating all or some of those criteria;

    (c) anything referred to in paragraph (b) for which a decision or recommendation may or must be made by a designated person, institution or organization;

    (d) the conditions that must or may be imposed, varied or cancelled, individually or by class, on permanent residents and foreign nationals, including conditions respecting work or study;

    (e) the residency obligation under section 28, including rules for calculating applicable days and periods; and

    (f) the circumstances in which a document indicating status or a travel document may or must be issued, renewed or revoked.

DIVISION 4

INADMISSIBILITY

Rules of interpreta-
tion

33. The facts that constitute inadmissibility under sections 34 to 37 include facts arising from omissions and, unless otherwise provided, include facts for which there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have occurred, are occurring or may occur.

Security

34. (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on security grounds for

    (a) engaging in an act of espionage or an act of subversion against a democratic government, institution or process as they are understood in Canada;

    (b) engaging in or instigating the subversion by force of any government;

    (c) engaging in terrorism;

    (d) being a danger to the security of Canada;

    (e) engaging in acts of violence that would or might endanger the lives or safety of persons in Canada; or

    (f) being a member of an organization that there are reasonable grounds to believe engages, has engaged or will engage in acts referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

Exception

(2) The matters referred to in subsection (1) do not constitute inadmissibility in respect of a permanent resident or a foreign national who satisfies the Minister that their presence in Canada would not be detrimental to the national interest.

Human or international rights violations

35. (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of violating human or international rights for

    (a) committing an act outside Canada that constitutes an offence referred to in sections 4 to 7 of the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act;

    (b) being a prescribed senior official in the service of a government that, in the opinion of the Minister, engages or has engaged in terrorism, systematic or gross human rights violations, or genocide, a war crime or a crime against humanity within the meaning of subsections 6(3) to (5) of the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act; or

    (c) being a person, other than a permanent resident, whose entry into or stay in Canada is restricted pursuant to a decision, resolution or measure of an international organization of states or association of states, of which Canada is a member, that imposes sanctions on a country against which Canada has imposed or has agreed to impose sanctions in concert with that organization or association.

Exception

(2) Paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) do not apply in the case of a permanent resident or a foreign national who satisfies the Minister that their presence in Canada would not be detrimental to the national interest.

Serious criminality

36. (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of serious criminality for

    (a) having been convicted in Canada of an offence under an Act of Parliament punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 10 years, or of an offence under an Act of Parliament for which a term of imprisonment of more than six months has been imposed;

    (b) having been convicted of an offence outside Canada that, if committed in Canada, would constitute an offence under an Act of Parliament punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 10 years; or

    (c) committing an act outside Canada that is an offence in the place where it was committed and that, if committed in Canada, would constitute an offence under an Act of Parliament punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 10 years.

Criminality

(2) A foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of criminality for

    (a) having been convicted in Canada of an offence under an Act of Parliament punishable by way of indictment, or of two offences under any Act of Parliament not arising out of a single occurrence;

    (b) having been convicted outside Canada of an offence that, if committed in Canada, would constitute an indictable offence under an Act of Parliament, or of two offences not arising out of a single occurrence that, if committed in Canada, would constitute offences under an Act of Parliament;

    (c) committing an act outside Canada that is an offence in the place where it was committed and that, if committed in Canada, would constitute an indictable offence under an Act of Parliament; or

    (d) committing, on entering Canada, an offence under an Act of Parliament prescribed by regulations.

Application

(3) The following provisions govern subsections (1) and (2):

    (a) an offence that may be prosecuted either summarily or by way of indictment is deemed to be an indictable offence, even if it has been prosecuted summarily;

    (b) inadmissibility under subsections (1) and (2) may not be based on a conviction in respect of which a pardon has been granted and has not ceased to have effect or been revoked under the Criminal Records Act, or in respect of which there has been a final determination of an acquittal;

    (c) the matters referred to in paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) and (2)(b) and (c) do not constitute inadmissibility in respect of a permanent resident or foreign national who, after the prescribed period, satisfies the Minister that they have been rehabilitated or who is a member of a prescribed class that is deemed to have been rehabilitated;

    (d) a determination of whether a permanent resident has committed an act described in paragraph (1)(c) must be based on a balance of probabilities; and

    (e) inadmissibility under subsections (1) and (2) may not be based on an offence designated as a contravention under the Contraventions Act or an offence under the Young Offenders Act.

Organized criminality

37. (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of organized criminality for

    (a) being a member of an organization that is believed on reasonable grounds to be or to have been engaged in activity that is part of a pattern of criminal activity planned and organized by a number of persons acting in concert in furtherance of the commission of an offence punishable under an Act of Parliament by way of indictment, or in furtherance of the commission of an offence outside Canada that, if committed in Canada, would constitute such an offence, or engaging in activity that is part of such a pattern; or

    (b) engaging, in the context of transnational crime, in activities such as people smuggling, trafficking in persons or money laundering.

Application

(2) The following provisions govern subsection (1):

    (a) subsection (1) does not apply in the case of a permanent resident or a foreign national who satisfies the Minister that their presence in Canada would not be detrimental to the national interest; and

    (b) paragraph (1)(a) does not lead to a determination of inadmissibility by reason only of the fact that the permanent resident or foreign national entered Canada with the assistance of a person who is involved in organized criminal activity.

Health grounds

38. (1) A foreign national is inadmissible on health grounds if their health condition

    (a) is likely to be a danger to public health;

    (b) is likely to be a danger to public safety; or

    (c) might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services.

Exception

(2) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply in the case of a foreign national who

    (a) has been determined to be a member of the family class and to be the spouse, common-law partner or child of a sponsor within the meaning of the regulations;

    (b) has applied for a permanent resident visa as a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances;

    (c) is a protected person; or

    (d) is, where prescribed by the regulations, the spouse, common-law partner, child or other family member of a foreign national referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (c).

Financial reasons

39. A foreign national is inadmissible for financial reasons if they are or will be unable or unwilling to support themself or any other person who is dependent on them, and have not satisfied an officer that adequate arrangements for care and support, other than those that involve social assistance, have been made.

Misrepresen-
tation

40. (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible for misrepresentation

    (a) for directly or indirectly misrepresenting or witholding material facts relating to a relevant matter that induces or could induce an error in the administration of this Act;

    (b) for being or having been sponsored by a person who is determined to be inadmissible for misrepresentation;

    (c) on a final determination to vacate a decision to allow the claim for refugee protection by the permanent resident or the foreign national; or

    (d) on ceasing to be a citizen under paragraph 10(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act, in the circumstances set out in subsection 10(2) of that Act.

Application

(2) The following provisions govern subsection (1):

    (a) the permanent resident or the foreign national continues to be inadmissible for misrepresentation for a period of two years following, in the case of a determination outside Canada, a final determination of inadmissibility under subsection (1) or, in the case of a determination in Canada, the date the removal order is enforced; and

    (b) paragraph (1)(b) does not apply unless the Minister is satisfied that the facts of the case justify the inadmissibility.

Non-complian ce with Act

41. A person is inadmissible for failing to comply with this Act

    (a) in the case of a foreign national, through an act or omission which contravenes, directly or indirectly, a provision of this Act; and

    (b) in the case of a permanent resident, through failing to comply with subsection 27(2) or section 28.

Inadmissible family member

42. A foreign national, other than a protected person, is inadmissible on grounds of an inadmissible family member if

    (a) their accompanying family member or, in prescribed circumstances, their non-accompanying family member is inadmissible; or

    (b) they are an accompanying family member of an inadmissible person.

Regulations

43. The regulations may provide for any matter relating to the application of this Division, may define, for the purposes of this Act, any of the terms used in this Division, and may include provisions respecting the circumstances in which a class of permanent residents or foreign nationals is exempted from any of the provisions of this Division.