Section 36(3)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act provides the legislative basis for rehablitation applications. It states that: 36(3)(c) the matters referred to in paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) and (2)(b) and (c) do not constitute inadmissibility in respect of a permanent resident or foreign national who, after the prescribed period, satisfies the Minister that they have been rehabilitated or who is a member of a prescribed class that is deemed to have been rehabilitated. IRCC Rehabilitation Guide The following PDF is IRCC’s United States Criminality Assessment Guide. As well, here is an internal IRCC New York memo which provides context on the number of rehabilitation applications that they receive. Where To Submit IRCC’s preference is that rehabilitation applications be submitted separate from permanent or temporary residence applications. Statistics Jurisprudence In Hadad v. Canada (The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism), 2011 FC 1503, the Federal Court affirmed several important principles of rehabilitation applications, including that: The Minister should take into consideration the unique facts of each particular case and consider whether the overall situation warrants a finding that the individual has been rehabilitated; rehabilitation is forward looking; and an officer commits a reviewable error if they too much importance to … Read More