A person who is not a Canadian citizen can be deported from Canada for serious violations of immigration laws.  Our firm has many years of experience representing clients who face deportation from Canada.  Usually such cases involve a hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board’s Immigration Division, the Board’s Appeal Division or the Federal Court.  Given the serious consequences involved, it is important that people who face deportation be represented by an experienced lawyer.  Persons deported from Canada can never return to Canada unless then obtain special permission from immigration authorities.

In such cases, we gather information about how deportation will affect people or put them at risk in their home countries, as well as information about the person’s life in Canada and why that life should not be disrupted.

Two common grounds for deportation are the commission of criminal offences and misrepresentations made to immigration authorities.  A person who is not a Canadian citizen who is charged with a criminal offence, even a relatively minor one, must be represented by a competent criminal lawyer who is aware of immigration laws, since conviction for an offence can lead to deportation.  Misrepresentations, which are essentially untrue statements made to Immigration, can lead to very serious consequences including deportation.  It is important for people to be represented by lawyers who can advise people properly in order to avoid such problems. For further information, please contact us at info@vanlehrer.com

Last revised: January 2007