Canadian Immigration Officials: National Defence Act

Permanent Residence In Canada Dept: In its new operational guide, Citizenship and Immigration Canada said these individuals could be criminally inadmissible because desertion is an offence in Canada under the National Defence Act, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, according to The Star. Hinzman, an army paratrooper, fled to Canada in 2004 because he was morally opposed to the Iraq invasion and was the first to apply for refugee status, which was ultimately refused. About 50 U.S. war resisters have since applied for permanent residence in Canada, either under spousal sponsorships or on humanitarian grounds and canadian immigration officials have been told to flag American war resisters who seek asylum or apply for permanent residence for further scrutiny. Critics say the directive s timing was suspicious, given a July 6 Federal Court of Appeal decision in favour of American soldier Jeremy Hinzman, whose family had been rejected permanent residence under humanitarian and compassionate grounds. The court ordered a reconsideration of Hinzman s application. As reported in the news.
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