If you’re a international nationwide with a felony conviction – hearken to this Podcast BEFORE travelling to Canada! On this Podcast I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the vital revered Enterprise Immigration Attorneys in Canada, Barbara Jo Caruso of Company Immigration Regulation Agency primarily based in Toronto, Ontario. BJ shared with me some large perception on the inside workings of the Canadian POEs and a few latest modifications on the Major Inspection Line that each international nationwide wants to pay attention to.
As a previous Customs Officer working on the Canadian POE, BJ walks us via the inspection course of and shares some unbelievable perception on what individuals can count on when they’re going via the Major Inspection Line.
Our dialog focuses totally on what’s now occurring to international nationals with prior felony convictions and even a felony cost that was resolved, who’re in search of entry to Canada.
If you happen to match into this class, this Podcast offers you ideas and techniques on the right way to reduce your threat if travelling to Canada.
Most necessary take-aways from my interview with BJ Caruso:
- Overview of Canadian Ports of Entry and the way the inspection course of actually works!
- Perception into the make-up of the fashionable CBSA Officer.
- Major Inspection Line Officers now have entry to CPIC.
- How felony inadmissibility to Canada is decided.
- overcome felony inadmissibility
- Ideas for safely navigating the Canadian Ports of Entry
- Professionals and Cons of making use of for entry to the Trusted Traveller Applications (NEXUS and so on.)
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Extra Assets:
- One of the simplest ways to achieve BJ Caruso: caruso@cimmigrationlaw.com
- CBC Investigates | Border safety: tons of detained in 1st month of latest screening measures – http://bit.ly/1TuT9Hp
- Annotated Immigration and Refugee Safety Act of Canada: http://bit.ly/1O0jdO0
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Canadian Immigration Podcast – Present notes
Season 1: Episode 14
Interview with Barbara Jo Caruso.
Barbara Jo Caruso is a founding accomplice of Company Immigration Regulation Agency, situated within the coronary heart of the Monetary District in Toronto, Ontario.
BJ is a co-author of the Annotated Immigration & Refugee Safety Act, revealed by Carswell (“The Annotated IRPA”). The Annotated IRPA is a number one immigration textbook in Canada, and is utilized by Federal Court docket Judges, Canadian immigration officers in any respect ranges together with Canada Border Providers Company Officers, Immigration Officers, Attraction Board Members, Refugee Board members, legal professionals and regulation college students alike.
I can attest to the actual fact the Annotated IRPA was positively utilized by authorities officers. My first copy was given to me by the hearings officers in Calgary once I was working as a Professional Bono Pupil (Slave) whereas attending regulation college.
BJ is Licensed by the Regulation Society of Higher Canada as a Specialist in Immigration Regulation. She is likely one of the most revered enterprise immigration legal professionals within the nation and a tireless advocate for her shoppers and our career. She is at present serving as Treasurer on the Government Committee of the Canadian Bar Affiliation’s Nationwide Immigration Part and a mentor to many younger aspiring immigration legal professionals throughout the nation…..me included.
We might simply spend the entire podcast episode discussing BJs quite a few skilled accomplishments; nonetheless, figuring out BJ, she most likely simply desires me to cease with the introductions and get to the actual purpose she has come on the Canadian Immigration Podcast –
and that’s to debate some latest modifications which have occurred at our Canadian ports of entry which might be catching many international nationals off guard.
Lead in Query:
- BJ, can you’re taking a minute to clarify these latest modifications at Canadian ports of entry and the way they’re impacting individuals in search of entry to Canada?
Points to debate:
- Overview of Canadian POEs and perception into the make-up of Border Service Officers
- 1800 instances flagged within the first month of operations the place travellers had been recognized as having excellent warrants in opposition to them.
- Can impression any FN who has ever been arrested, charged or convicted of against the law inside and out of doors Canada.
- CPIC info just isn’t up to date – onus on FN to fulfill officer they don’t seem to be inadmissible
- Failure to reveal prior criminality might result in discovering of misrep and 5 yr bar
- overcome inadmissibility – TRPs, Rehab & “deemed rehab”
Extra Questions:
- So what occurs if I’m a person with a DUI who’s travelling to Canada for enterprise and I actually don’t have time to organize a TRP or Rehab software?
- What can I count on to occur if I determine to journey in any case and take a look at my luck?
- Let’s say I’m a International Mobility Supervisor who must ship a extremely specialised worker to Canada on brief discover, however luckily the worker tells me previous to journey that she had a previous felony conviction. What ought to they do?
- Given what we now know in regards to the elevated powers of inspection granted to CBSA officers on the entrance traces, If there was one piece of recommendation you would give a person who must journey to Canada, however could also be criminally inadmissible, what would it not be?
- If there are people or corporations on the market with workers going through points with felony inadmissibility and so they need to get in touch with you for additional info and help, what’s one of the best ways to achieve you?
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