Anyone who is applying for a temporary resident visa or a permanent residency from outside Canada, may be held inadmissible under the law. If the visa officer determines that the applicant is inadmissible, the person’s visa is denied, and that person would not be permitted to enter or remain in Canada.
Inadmissibility under certain provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, may have an extended effect on the accompanying and non-accompanying family members. In other words, someone’s inadmissibility can also deny entry to their family members.
- The law specifies the following grounds under which a person may be held inadmissible to Canada:
- Security
- Human or international rights violations;
- Serious criminality;
- Organized criminality;
- Health grounds;
- Financial reasons;
- Organized criminality;
- Misrepresentation; and
- Non-compliance with immigration legislation.
A person could also be denied entry at the port of entry, if the officer believes that the person is inadmissible under the law. Upon finding any inadmissibility, the officer may authorize the person to enter Canada for further examination or have a recourse to an admissibility hearing.