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PART 1: Immigration to CanadaDIVISION 4: Inadmissibility
§35

Human or international rights violations

Human or international rights violations

InadmissibilityCriminal
🍁 In Simple Terms

A person is inadmissible for violations of international or human rights law — war crimes, crimes against humanity, or being a prescribed senior official in a government that engaged in these acts.

Affects: Anyone entering or staying in Canada
Legal Text — IRPA Section 35

(c)[Repealed, 2023, c. 19, s. 5]

(c.1)having engaged in conduct that would, in the opinion of the Minister, constitute an offence under section 240.1 of the Criminal Code.

(d)[Repealed, 2023, c. 19, s. 5]

(e)[Repealed, 2023, c. 19, s. 5]

Cross-References
Related Subsections
s.35.1Sanctions

35.1 (1) A foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of sanctions if(a) their entry into or stay in Canada is restricted under a decision, resolution or measure of an international organization of states or association of states, of which Canada is a member, that imposes sanctions on a person, entity or foreign state, within the meaning of section 2 of the Special Economic Measures Act, against which or whom Canada has imposed or has agreed to impose sanctions in concert with that organization or association;(b) they are currently the subject of an order or regulation made under section 4 of the Special Economic Measures Act; or(c) they are currently the subject of an order or regulation made under section 4 of the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law).

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 35 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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