Cannabis/Marijuana Related Criminality and Inadmissibility

Criminality is a common ground for inadmissibility to Canada. A simple interpretation of “inadmissible” means that you are not allowed to enter Canada. I had a case in 2019 where the subject Mr. X’s visa application was refused for marijuana/cannabis issue for the first time and retained me for the second attempt, and got approved….

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Admissibility Hearing for Organized Crime

Mr. B who immigrated to Canada in 1998 was recently deemed inadmissible to Canada by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) under section 36(1)(b), section 36(1)(b), and section 37(1)(a) of Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) (section 36 refers to serious criminality and criminality; section 37 refers to organized crime). In 2015, The American police…

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