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BE INADMISSIBLE GROUNDS CRIMINALITY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- be inadmissible on grounds of serious criminality
1, record 1, English, be%20inadmissible%20on%20grounds%20of%20serious%20criminality
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Serious criminality. A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of serious criminality for (a) having been convicted in Canada of an offence under an Act of Parliament punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 10 years, or of an offence under an Act of Parliament for which a term of imprisonment of more than six months has been imposed ... 2, record 1, English, - be%20inadmissible%20on%20grounds%20of%20serious%20criminality
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- être interdit de territoire pour grande criminalité
1, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20interdit%20de%20territoire%20pour%20grande%20criminalit%C3%A9
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- être interdite de territoire pour grande criminalité 2, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20interdite%20de%20territoire%20pour%20grande%20criminalit%C3%A9
correct, verb
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Grande criminalité. Emportent interdiction de territoire pour grande criminalité les faits suivants : a) être déclaré coupable au Canada d'une infraction prévue sous le régime d'une loi fédérale punissable d'un emprisonnement maximal d'au moins dix ans ou d'une infraction prévue sous le régime d'une loi fédérale pour laquelle un emprisonnement de plus de six mois est infligé [...] 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20interdit%20de%20territoire%20pour%20grande%20criminalit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- be inadmissible on grounds of criminality
1, record 2, English, be%20inadmissible%20on%20grounds%20of%20criminality
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Canadian criminal law provisions in place at the time of the appeal to the IAD [Immigration Appeal Division] are used to determine the criminal admissibility of the foreign national. Thus persons may become inadmissible or may no longer be inadmissible by virtue of changes to the Criminal Code or other statute occurring after a conviction. 2, record 2, English, - be%20inadmissible%20on%20grounds%20of%20criminality
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- être interdit de territoire pour criminalité
1, record 2, French, %C3%AAtre%20interdit%20de%20territoire%20pour%20criminalit%C3%A9
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- être interdite de territoire pour criminalité 2, record 2, French, %C3%AAtre%20interdite%20de%20territoire%20pour%20criminalit%C3%A9
correct, verb
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les dispositions du droit pénal canadien en vigueur au moment où l'appel est interjeté à la SAI [Section d'appel de l'immigration] doivent servir à déterminer si un étranger est interdit de territoire pour criminalité. Les personnes peuvent donc devenir interdites de territoire ou ne plus l'être si des changements sont apportés au Code criminel ou à d'autres lois après une déclaration de culpabilité. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%AAtre%20interdit%20de%20territoire%20pour%20criminalit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-08-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- be inadmissible on grounds of organized criminality
1, record 3, English, be%20inadmissible%20on%20grounds%20of%20organized%20criminality
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of organized criminality for (a) being a member of an organization that is believed on reasonable grounds to be or to have been engaged in activity that is part of a pattern of criminal activity planned and organized by a number of persons acting in concert in furtherance of the commission of an offence punishable under an Act of Parliament by way of indictment ... 1, record 3, English, - be%20inadmissible%20on%20grounds%20of%20organized%20criminality
Record 3, Key term(s)
- be inadmissible on grounds of organised criminality
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- être interdit de territoire pour criminalité organisée
1, record 3, French, %C3%AAtre%20interdit%20de%20territoire%20pour%20criminalit%C3%A9%20organis%C3%A9e
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- être interdite de territoire pour criminalité organisée 2, record 3, French, %C3%AAtre%20interdite%20de%20territoire%20pour%20criminalit%C3%A9%20organis%C3%A9e
correct, verb
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Emportent interdiction de territoire pour criminalité organisée les faits suivants : a) être membre d'une organisation dont il y a des motifs raisonnables de croire qu'elle se livre ou s'est livrée à des activités faisant partie d'un plan d'activités criminelles organisées par plusieurs personnes agissant de concert en vue de la perpétration d'une infraction prévue sous le régime d'une loi fédérale punissable par mise en accusation [...] 3, record 3, French, - %C3%AAtre%20interdit%20de%20territoire%20pour%20criminalit%C3%A9%20organis%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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