Canadian permanent residents with an impaired driving conviction can lose their status and be deported under a strict change to the criminal code. Bill C-46 – an amendment to the Criminal Code – increases the maximum imprisonment for impaired driving to 10 years from five years. Under immigration law, this is considered a ‘serious criminality’ offence and can result in loss of permanent resident status and permanent residents can face deportation. Persons who want to visit, study or work in Canada with foreign impaired convictions will be now inadmissible for serious criminality and will no longer be eligible for deemed rehabilitation after 10 years.
Articles from June 2018
New deadline to complete your permanent resident application
The deadline to submit your application for permanent residence under the Express Entry system changed on June 26, 2018 from 90 to 60 days.
If you were invited to apply before June 26, 2018, you still have 90 days to complete your application
If you’re invited to apply after June 26, 2018, you’ll have 60 days to complete your application.
