When the door is barred
Inadmissible is a legal conclusion. We contest the premises.
A decade-old conviction, a medical diagnosis, an answer on a form an officer reads differently — sections 34 through 40 of the Act bar entry for reasons that range from grave to genuinely unfair. Each has its own keys: rehabilitation, permits, humanitarian relief, or a fight on the facts.
The main grounds, plainly
- Criminality (A36). Foreign convictions are translated into Canadian equivalents; a single DUI now renders most visitors inadmissible. Remedies: deemed rehabilitation (time-served, offence-limited), individual rehabilitation (five years clear, application required), or a temporary resident permit bridging entry while eligibility matures.
- Misrepresentation (A40). A five-year bar for material misstatements — including innocent-looking omissions by agents you trusted. Procedural-fairness letters are the last exit before a finding; answer them with counsel, comprehensively, on time.
- Medical inadmissibility (A38). The excessive-demand threshold (about C$27,000 per year) bars some applicants whose treatment costs exceed it — with full exemptions for spouses, children and refugees, and a mitigation-plan practice that wins cases officers initially refuse.
- Security & other grounds (A34–35, 37). Membership and complicity allegations demand specialist litigation; we act with and against these findings before the Immigration Division.
Border practice
CBSA officers exercise front-line judgment at ports of entry. We prepare clients with borderline histories before travel — legal opinions carried in hand, TRP applications at the port, and honest risk advice about when not to fly. An hour of preparation beats a five-year exclusion order every time it is tried.
FAQ
Inadmissibility & TRPs: the questions we hear
Often not — but withdrawn charges, discharges and foreign diversion programs are read through Canadian equivalency rules that surprise people. Carry documentation; better, carry an opinion letter.
IRCC’s position is yes — you sign, you own it. But the case law recognises narrow innocent-misrepresentation exceptions, and a well-evidenced response to a fairness letter can stop the finding before it exists.
Begin properly
Your route to Canada deserves counsel, not guesswork.
A one-hour consultation with a lawyer — C$250, credited against your retainer if we act. You leave with routes, timelines and a written fee quote.