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5 Practices That Can Get You Deported From Canada

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6 months ago

April 2, 2025

Canada has certain rules that apply to both temporary and permanent immigrants and the violation of these rules could lead to deportation.

Extra penalties could also be implemented; like denied access back into the country for a certain number of years.

Here are five ways you can become inadmissible in Canada and get deported:

1. Security Reasons
This is a broad topic and has a lot of law jargons attached to it, but in this article we would try to oversimplify it so as to make sense to the lay man. There are a couple of activities that make you inadmissible to Canada just by being linked to them, even if you haven’t committed a crime. Activities such as:

i. Spying (espionage) – Secretly gathering information for another country or group.
ii. Trying to overthrow the government (subversion) – Planning or helping to remove the government by force.
iii. Violence or terrorism – Being involved in acts that harm people or create fear.
iv. Being part of a dangerous group – Belonging to an organization involved in spying, violence, or terrorism.

2. Human or international rights violations
Human rights violations happen when a person or group is denied their basic freedoms and protections. These rights include things like safety, freedom of speech, fair treatment, and access to necessities like food and shelter.

You can be deported if you’re found out to have had the human rights of a person or people broken.

Examples of human rights violation Canada looks out for are;

i. War crimes – Harming civilians or prisoners during a conflict.
ii. Crimes against humanity – Large-scale mistreatment of people, like mass killings or slavery.
iii. Being a top official in a harmful government – Holding a high position in a government known for serious human rights abuses or facing international sanctions.

3. Committing a Crime

It goes without saying, if you’re convicted of committing a crime you can be deported by Canada or declared inadmissible. In Canada, if you’re involved in an organised criminal activity like; money laundering, people smuggling. This sort of criminal activity can lead to deportation. Also another crime frowned upon by Canada is ‘driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol’. If you have been convicted of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you may be deported or inadmissible to Canada for serious criminality.

4. Misrepresentation
This is another reason an immigrant can get deported from Canada. Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) allows for deportation if an immigrant is found out to have provided false information or withholding information that is directly related to decisions made under the IRPA.

5. Failure to comply with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA)
There are a couple of laws under this act that operate under strict compliance. A few of these rules are;
i. Temporary residents must respect the conditions of their stay, which may include working without proper permits or staying longer in the country than your set duration.

ii. Permanent residents must have lived in the country for a required amount of time before receiving their permanent residence permit.

iii. People who have being deported before aren’t allowed to return to the country without proper written authorisation.

Canada has made these rules public for everyone to know and ignorance of the law is not an excuse to the law, so if convicted or caught breaking these rules, deportation is always on the table.

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Court Jails Two For Targeting President With Sorcery

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9 hours ago

September 15, 2025

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A Zambian court on Monday sentenced two men to two years in prison with hard labour on charges of attempting to use witchcraft to kill the country’s president.

Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Zambian village chief Leonard Phiri were arrested in December in possession of charms, including a live chameleon.

Police said they planned to use the charms to harm President Hakainde Hichilema, and they were charged with professing knowledge of witchcraft and possession of charms.

“The motive of the crime was to kill the head of state,” magistrate Fine Mayambu ruled in the capital Lusaka on Monday.

“The convicts were not only enemies of the head of state but all Zambians. I therefore sentence them to 24 months imprisonment with hard labour from the date of their arrest,” he said.

The prosecution said the men had been hired by the brother of opposition MP Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda, who is facing trial for robbery, attempted murder and escaping custody.

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Two Nigerians Face Jail Terms In Liberia’s Piracy Trial

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9 hours ago

September 15, 2025

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Criminal Court ‘D’ in Monrovia is set to deliver judgment this week in Liberia’s first piracy trial, involving two Nigerian nationals accused of hijacking a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Guinea.

According to court records, the defendants were arrested earlier this year after a Liberia-flagged ship was seized by armed men while transporting goods through international waters. The crew sent a distress signal, prompting international maritime forces to intervene.

The suspects were subsequently transferred to Liberian authorities under global maritime cooperation protocols.

According to Liberia’s news platform, Front Page Africa, the case has attracted attention because Liberia maintains one of the world’s largest open ship registries, yet prosecutions for piracy within its domestic courts have not previously occurred. Under international law, Liberia holds jurisdiction over crimes involving ships registered under its flag.

On Monday, proceedings took a new turn when defense lawyer, Cllr. Bestman Juah, informed the court that the defendants had admitted responsibility for the hijacking and were requesting a plea-bargain arrangement. State prosecutors did not oppose the request, leaving open the possibility of reduced sentences in exchange for full cooperation.

Resident Judge Mameita Jabateh-Sirleaf, who presides over Criminal Court ‘D’, will rule on whether to accept the plea deal and determine the sentencing framework. The ruling could also address deportation measures following imprisonment.

Criminal Court ‘D’ handles cases involving armed robbery, terrorism, hijacking, and other serious crimes, and the piracy trial represents a growing trend of transnational offenses being prosecuted within Liberia’s judicial system.
As of press time, the court has not announced the date for sentencing.

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Spain Cancels $825m Israel Arms Deal Over Gaza

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September 15, 2025

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The Spanish government has cancelled a contract worth nearly 700 million euros ($825 million) for Israeli-designed rocket launchers.

The move comes after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced last week that his government would “consolidate in law” a ban on military equipment sales or purchases with Israel over its offensive in Gaza.

The contract, awarded to a consortium of Spanish companies, involved the purchase of 12 SILAM rocket launcher systems derived from the PULS platform made by Israeli firm Elbit Systems, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Military Balance.

First reported by local media and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the cancellation was formalised on Spain’s official public contracts platform on September 9.

The following day, Sanchez unveiled measures aimed at stopping what his leftist government called “the genocide in Gaza”.

It includes the approval of a decree imposing a ban on military equipment sales or purchases with Israel due to its military offensive in Gaza, launched after the Hamas attacks in October 2023.

Spain applied the ban as Israel stepped up its military onslaught.

Spain has also formalized the cancellation of another contract for 168 anti-tank missile launchers, which were to be manufactured under license from an Israeli company.

That contract, valued at 287 million euros, had been first reported by the press in June.

According to Spanish daily La Vanguardia, the government is undertaking a broader review to phase out Israeli weapons and technology from its armed forces.

Sanchez has emerged as one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza policy.

Relations between the two countries have been tense for months.

Israel has not had an ambassador in Spain since Madrid recognized the state of Palestine in 2024.

Last week, Spain recalled its ambassador to Israel after heated exchanges over Sánchez’s new measures.

The Barcelona-based Delas Centre, a security research institute, estimated in April that since the start of the Gaza war, Spain had awarded 46 contracts worth $1.044 billion to Israeli companies, based on public tender data.