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Warning! Your status in Canada may be at risk for various reasons: criminality, failure to comply with permanent residence obligations, breach of the law… These are referred to as “inadmissibility to the territory”.

CRIME AND TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF RISKS:

An officer issued a communication regarding a territory ban
or deportation:

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  • "Report 44",

  • letter of procedural fairness,

  • notice of summons to an interview with the Services Agency

  • Canada border services (“CBSA”).

You have been found guilty of an offence in Canada or abroad.

You are wondering what the consequences of criminal convictions will be on:

  • your immigration status in Canada,

  • your asylum application,

  • or even the possibility of sponsoring

  • a member of your family.

IN TERMS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, ENCIMA IMMIGRATION OFFERS THE FOLLOWING LEGAL SERVICES:

Immigration and Refugee Board (“IRB”)
IMMIGRATION SECTION

  • Representations for inadmissibility investigations (territorial ban)

    • Crime and serious crime

    • Organized crime

    • Violation of the Law

    • False statement

  • Representations for verifying the grounds for detention

APPEALS SECTION
ABOUT IMMIGRATION


Representations for:

  • Challenging a removal order issued by the Section
    immigration (“SI”)

  • Loss of permanent residence for failure to comply with residency obligations

  • Refusal of sponsorship, refusal due to lack of authenticity in the relationship

  • Minister's calls

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Collaborating with your criminal defense lawyer to preserve your immigration status

  • Querying and analyzing GMS ratings

  • Response to a letter of procedural fairness

  • Accompaniment to a referral interview with a CBSA officer

  • Temporary residence permit (“TSP”)

  • Authorization to Return to Canada (“ARC”)

  • Request for rehabilitation (crime)

  • Risk Assessment Before Referral (ERAR)

DID YOU KNOW?

An immigration consultant can defend your rights when your status in Canada is threatened, particularly in cases of criminality, deportation, or detention! The lack of affordable resources in Canadian immigration is undeniable, especially since the closure of the immigration legal aid office in Eastern Quebec¹.

However, it is not always necessary to find an immigration lawyer in Quebec City : you can do business with Immigration Encima for affordable legal representation.

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¹Champagne, Sarah R. (2025, March 22). Opposition to the end of legal aid for immigration in Quebec. Le Devoir. https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/858517/fronde-contre-fin-aide-juridique-immigration-quebec

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