IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF A CRIMINAL CONVICTION – an update

Take note that if you are not a Canadian citizen and are sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 6 months or more, our recent “Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act” has removed your right to appeal a deportation order.

Last November, we published a post about the intersection of criminal and immigration law, and specifically about the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act – legislation that made it easier to de…

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