Appendix A. Paraphrase of the Provisions of Section 19 of the Immigration Act

• Author: Donald Galloway
• Pages: 321-324

APPENDIX

A

PARAPHRASE

OF THE

PROVISIONS

OF

SECTION

19 OF THE

IMMIGRATION

ACT

19(l)(a):

proscribes

the

admission

of

persons

who in the

opinion

of

two

medical

officers

are

likely

to be a

danger

to

public health

or

safety,

or who

admission would reasonably

be

expected

to

cause

excessive demand

on

health

or

social services.

19(l)(b):

proscribes

the

admission

of

persons when there

are

reason-

able

grounds

to

believe that they will

be

unable

to

support themselves

and

dependents.

19(l)(c):

proscribes

the

admission

of

those

who

have been convicted

in

Canada

of an

offence

punishable

by ten

years

of

imprisonment.

19(l)(c.l)(i):

proscribes

the

admission

of

persons when there

are

reasonable grounds

to

believe that they have been convicted

of an

offence

outside Canada which constitutes

an

offence

punishable

by

ten

years

of

imprisonment

in

Canada, unless they have

satisfied

the

Minister that they have rehabilitated themselves

and

that

at

least

five

years

have elapsed since

the

expiration

of

sentence.

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