Temporary Resident Permits (Inadmissibility)
A Temporary Resident Permit or TRP is a document that authorizes a person who is inadmissible or does not meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or Regulations either as a temporary resident or as a permanent resident to enter or remain in Canada.
Normally, persons who do not meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act are refused permanent resident or temporary resident visas abroad, denied admission at a port of entry, or refused processing within Canada. In some cases, however, there may be compelling reasons for an officer to issue a temporary resident permit to allow a person who does not meet the requirements of the Act to enter or remain in Canada.
Inadmissibility:
Means there is a medical condition, recent or past criminal conviction(s), financial concern(s), you misrepresented information in your application or there are serious criminal concerns that cause you to be inadmissible under the Act and prevent you from entering or remaining in Canada without a TRP.
Non-compliance:
Means you directly or indirectly failed to satisfy the requirements of the Act or Regulations. Some examples are as follows:
- Not examined when you entered Canada;
- Did not obtain a temporary resident visa (TRV);
- Visa expired before you entered Canada;
- Did not have a passport or it expired before you entered Canada;
- Overstayed your period of authorized stay; or
- Worked or studied without authorization (a permit).
Applying for a Temporary Resident Permit requires that a person proves the necessity of their trip to Canada. Application procedures vary depending on the country someone is applying from. Canadian visa offices in each country will have information on their requirements. Each TRP application has a non-refundable $200CAD application fee.
The following reasons could help the applicate to grant a TRP:
Minor crimes:
The offence was minor (that is, did not involve drugs, physical violence, or damage to property); there are no more than two convictions; there is no pattern of criminal behaviour; the individual has completed all sentences, and there is a high probability that the individual will successfully settle in Canada without committing further offences.
Medical treatment:
If foreign national wishes to come to Canada for pre-arranged medical treatment but is inadmissible on health grounds, an officer may consider such factors as whether the applicant is suffering from a communicable disease, whether the treatment is available in the applicant’s home country, a TRP may be issued in such a case,
