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Canada

Registrants are consistently refused, or the law bars entry.

This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.

Based on 1 report. Score −1.00 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. The newest report is more than three years old, so conditions may have changed. How scoring works

Law restricts entry for people with criminal records

Canada treats a foreign conviction as grounds for inadmissibility if the same act would be an indictable offence in Canada, and most sex offences qualify. Entry may still be possible through deemed or approved rehabilitation, or through a discretionary Temporary Resident Permit.

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27) s.36(1) (serious criminality), s.36(2) (criminality), s.36(3)(c) (rehabilitation); s.24(1) (temporary resident permit) · mandatory · waiver available

Reports

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  1. By 2022

    Refused entry

    Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.

    Registrants turned away
    Yes
    Law bars sex offenders
    Yes
    Law bars people with felonies
    Yes
    Has its own offender registry
    Yes

    Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary