Appendix B. Paraphrase of the Provisions of Section 27(1) of the Immigration Act

• Author: Donald Galloway
• Pages: 325-326

APPENDIX

B

PARAPHRASE

OF THE

PROVISIONS

OF

SECTION

27(1)

OF THE

IMMIGRATION

ACT

27(l)(a):

describes permanent residents

who

fall

into

the

inadmis-

sible classes described

in

paragraph

19(l)(c.2),

(d), (e),

(f),

(g),

(k)

or

(I)1;

in

brief, these

are

classes which cover individuals

who can be

connected

to

criminal organizations,

or

who,

it is

believed, will

engage

in

serious crimes.

27(l)(a.l)(i):

describes permanent residents

who

have been con-

victed

of an

offence

outside Canada punishable

by at

least

ten

years'

imprisonment

if

committed within Canada,

unless

the

Minister

is

sat-

isfied

of

rehabilitation

and

that

at

least

five

years have elapsed since

the end of

sentence.

27(l)(a.l)(ii):

describes permanent residents who,

in the

immigra-

tion

officer's

opinion, have,

on the

balance

of

probabilities, commit-

ted an

offence

outside Canada, which

is

punishable

by at

least

ten

years'

imprisonment within Canada, unless

the

Minister

is

satisfied

of

rehabilitation

and at

least

five

years have elapsed since

the

commis-

sion

of the

offence.

1 For an

outline

of the

content

of

these sections,

see

above,

appendix

A.

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