CRIMINAL REHABILITATION
Persons that have been deemed as inadmissible under Canada’s immigration laws due to criminality may actually be able to enter the country if they are approved under Deemed Rehabilitation. The Deemed Rehabilitation Program in Canada has been updated and newer prerequisites apply that make previously ineligible applicants potentially eligible.
You Can Qualify for Deemed Rehabilitation in Canada if:
- You were not convicted in Canada, but if you had been convicted in this country, the sentence imposed would not have been longer than 10 years;
- Ten years or longer have passed since you completed your sentence;
- You have not been convicted of any summary offence or offence in this country in the past ten years, or you have not had more than one conviction; as well as
- You have not been convicted in any other country for any type of offence in the past 10 years;
- Have been convicted of two crimes that would be – if tried in Canada – summary offences that would fall under these guidelines:
- At least five years have passed since the sentence has been completed
- Have not been convicted outside of or in Canada for an offence in the past five years that would be considered an “indictable offence,” or have more than one outstanding conviction in the past five years prior to;
- Or have committed a criminal act outside of Canada that would be considered a summary offense inside of Canada in the past five years
- You have not been convicted of any summary offence or offence in this country in the past ten years, or you have not had more than one conviction; as well as
- You have not been convicted in any other country for any type of offence in the past 10 years;
Canada believes in giving people second chances and in the rehabilitation process. Don’t let something from your past prevent you from enjoying a prosperous future in Canada today! Thousands of people are approved for these Deemed Rehabilitation Visas each year.
Find out if you qualify for Deemed Rehabilitation Canadian Immigration today!