Admissibility Hearings
and Detention Reviews
The Immigration Division:
- Conducts admissibility hearings for people believed to be inadmissible
to, or removable from, Canada.
- Reviews, at intervals established in the Act, the grounds for detention
of people detained under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Admissibility Hearings
When does the ID
decide to hold a hearing?
The ID
holds a hearing for someone only at the request of the
Canada Border Service
Agency (CBSA).
A CBSA
officer provides a report containing the reasons for which he/she believes
that the person should not be admitted to, or allowed to stay in, Canada.
For whom are hearings held?
Foreign nationals or permanent residents believed
to be in violation of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
What are the grounds for inadmissibility to, or removal
from, Canada?
- security grounds
- violating human rights
- serious criminality
- organized criminality
- health reasons
- financial reasons (unable to provide for oneself)
- misrepresentation
- failure to comply with the Act
What happens after a hearing?
Based on the evidence and the testimony of both parties
(CBSA
and the person concerned), the ID
decides whether or not the allegations are founded.
- If it decides that the allegations are founded, the ID
issues a removal order for the person concerned.
- If it decides that the allegations are not founded, the ID
stops the hearing and the person concerned retains his/her status.
Detention
Who can be detained?
A foreign national or permanent resident.
What are the grounds for detention?
The CBSA
may want to detain a person who:
- is unlikely to appear for a hearing or removal,
- is a danger to the public or has violated human or international rights,
or
- has not established her identity.
Why does the ID
review the grounds for detention?
The ID
reviews the grounds for detention to ensure that the person is not detained
without sufficient reasons, and that the situation which led to the detention
still exists.
When does the ID
review the grounds for detention?
When a person is detained by the CBSA,
the ID carries
out a review:
- within 48 hours of the start of detention,
- then within 7 days of that first review.
- After that, the ID
reviews the grounds for detention at least every 30 days.
What happens then?
Based on the evidence and the testimony of both parties
(CBSA
and the person concerned), the ID
may:
- order the release of the person detained, with or without conditions,
or
- maintain the detention.
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