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Are you inadmissible to Canada?
In general, if you were convicted of an offence in Canada or outside of Canada that is considered a crime in Canada, you are considered to be criminally inadmissible to Canada. Offences involving operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs will, with very rare exceptions, render persons criminally inadmissible to Canada.
If you are inadmissible to enter Canada legally for any purpose and length of time, you must apply for one of the following:
- Authorization to return to Canada
- Approval of rehabilitation
- Temporary resident permit
Authorization to Return to Canada
- Use this application if
- you are seeking authority to re-enter Canada prior to the expiry of an Exclusion Order or
- you are seeking authority to return to Canada because you are the subject of a Deportation Order.
- Open the Authorization to Return to Canada Checklist | PDF * (175 KB)
- The requirements are listed on the checklist.
- Please complete and place this checklist on top of your application.
Paragraph 243 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations stipulates that a foreign national who is removed at Canada's expense shall not return if the foreign national has not paid the removal costs of:
- $750 for removal to the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon; and
- $1500 for removal to any other country.
If this applies in your case, and if your application is accepted, we will inform you of the fees to be paid before issuance of the authorization to return to Canada.
In the case where a person has been deported by reason of criminal inadmissibility, the applicant must, except in exceptional circumstances, prove that he has been rehabilitated and is no longer inadmissible. If the crimes were committed in Canada, he must demonstrate that he has obtained a pardon from Canadian judicial authorities. This pardon, or rehabilitation, does not a guarantee that an Authorization to Return will be issued.
Approval of Rehabilitation
- If you are granted approval of rehabilitation, it permanently overcomes inadmissibility arising from the offence declared.
- For more information and application forms, visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website.
Temporary Resident Permit
- A temporary resident permit temporarily overcomes inadmissibility.
- For more information and application forms, visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website.
