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Security requirements You and all your family members aged 18 and over who are not already Canadian citizens or permanent residents will be the subject of a background check, whether they will be accompanying you to Canada or not. To be admissible to Canada, you and your family members must not present any risk to Canada. Background checks are intended to bar entry into Canada of those who may disrupt law and order, threaten the country’s safety and security or be detrimental to national interests. Normally, Immigration authorities establish the admissibility of applicants for permanent residence and their family members through documents such as the immigration application form, police certificates and background records and assessments. You must provide a police certificate for each country listed in table 1 and in which you have lived for more than six months since reaching 18 years of age. This document must indicate either any criminal record or the absence of a criminal record. It must be obtained for yourself, your spouse or common-law partner, and all of your family members aged 18 and over. It is your responsibility to contact the police or relevant authorities in each of the jurisdictions concerned. Most countries have systems in place to obtain police certificates or clearances. The certificates are normally issued by police authorities, but in some countries you will have to apply to municipal, provincial, federal or similar governmental authorities for your record. Embassies or consulates of the countries concerned may be able to give you additional information. You may have to provide information or documentation such as photographs, authorization to release personal information, fingerprints, or your addresses and periods of residence in other countries. Some authorities may require a letter from Canadian immigration authorities confirming that you have applied to immigrate to Canada and that you must obtain evidence of any criminal record as part of the processing of your application. Criminality Generally, persons with a criminal conviction are not admitted into Canada. However, if a prescribed period has passed after they have completed their sentence or committed an offence and during which they were not convicted of a subsequent offence, they may be deemed to have been rehabilitated. If they are not deemed to have been rehabilitated, they may, under special circumstances, be eligible to apply for rehabilitation. Offences outside Canada If you were convicted of or committed a criminal offence outside Canada, you may be deemed to have been rehabilitated if 10 years have passed since you have completed the sentence imposed upon you or since you have committed the offence, if the offence is one that would, in Canada, be an indictable offence punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of less than 10 years. If the offence is one that would, in Canada, be prosecuted summarily and if you were convicted of two or more such offences, that period is 5 years after the sentence imposed was served or to be served.Offences in Canada If you have a criminal conviction in Canada, you must seek a pardon from the National Parole Board of Canada before you apply for immigration to Canada. For further information, contact:
Clemency and Pardons
Division National Parole Board If you have had two or more summary convictions in Canada, you may be deemed rehabilitated and no longer inadmissible if • 5 years have passed since the sentence imposed was served or to be served, • you have had no subsequent convictions and • you have not been refused a pardon. See Table 3 for a summary of the types of offences and length of rehabilitation periods. If you or any of your family members have committed a criminal offence, you must provide, in addition to any police certificates or clearances, a full description of the circumstances surrounding the offence and the court record. This information will be reviewed by the visa office and you will receive further instructions. We will also do our own background checks in all countries in which you and your family members have lived. These checks will determine if you have any arrests or criminal convictions, or if you are a security risk to Canada. Table 1- Countries for which police certificates are required
*If you have lived in the United States, you must provide a state certificate AND a national FBI certificate. If you have lived in a country that is not on the above list, we may still do criminal checks on your behalf. We will contact you if we need more information. If other countries where you have lived are added to this list, you will be asked to provide police certificates before your application is concluded. Table 2 - Countries for which supplementary forms are required If you have lived in one or more of the countries listed below, you must complete additional forms. If you do not already have them, contact a Call Centre for further information.If other countries where you have lived are added to this list, you will be asked to provide police certificates before your application is concluded.
We cannot process your application unless you have followed the additional instructions for the above countries. If other countries where you have lived are added to this list, you will be asked to provide police certificates before your application is concluded. Table 3 - Eligibility for Rehabilitation
1 The person must not have been convicted of a subsequent offence during the rehabilitation period.2 The person may be deemed rehabilitated only if a Canadian pardon has not been denied.3 The person must not have been convicted of a subsequent offence during the rehabilitation period.CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION CANADA
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