Any foreign national who is inadmissible or who does not meet the requirements of the  Immigration Act or Regulations may make a written request for consideration under A25(1). You must clearly demonstrate that you would experience unusual and undeserved or disproportionate hardship if you were required to leave Canada. The cost and inconvenience of applying outside Canada is not considered a hardship.

Applicants may base their requests for H&C consideration on any number of factors including, but not limited to:

• establishment in Canada;
• ties to Canada;
• the best interests of any children affected by their application;
• factors in their country of origin (this includes but is not limited to: Medical inadequacies, discrimination that does not amount to persecution, harassment or other hardships that are not described in A96 and A97);
• health considerations;
• family violence considerations;
• consequences of the separation of relatives;
• inability to leave Canada has led to establishment; and/or
• any other relevant factor they wish to have considered not related to under section 96 and section 97 of Immigration Act.

It important to note that there are provisions in the IRPA that may, in certain circumstances, help inadmissible persons resolve their inadmissibility issues.

If you would like to know whether you could be eligible to immigrate to Canada, we invite you to complete our online assessment questionnaire.

If you are interested in seeking professional assistance or if you have any questions, please contact us