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==General Principles==
==General Principles==
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Stigma arising from the offence cannot be used as a mitigating factor when it is in line with what is expected from someone facing the same charges.<REf>
Stigma arising from the offence cannot be used as a mitigating factor when it is in line with what is expected from someone facing the same charges.<REf>
{{CanLIIR-S|HS|g6mkb|2014 ONCA 323 (CanLII)}}{{perONCA|Epstein JA}}
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; Civil Liability
An offender who is or is likely to face civil liability can be a factor to take into account. It should not however be given much weight. It can be treated as contributing to deterrence.<Ref>
{{CanLIIR|Stone|4z2g|2001 BCCA 728 (CanLII)}}{{perBCCA| J}}{{atL|4z2g|34}} ("Where, as here, the offender is likely to face a substantial civil obligation compared to his circumstances, and he is not otherwise financially impecunious, his civil liability is a factor that should be taken into account in sentencing.  In my opinion, it is not a factor to be given as much weight as either denunciation or general deterrence.  But it is of some significance, particularly as awareness of civil consequences should in itself be a deterrent.")
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; No appeal for inadmissibility
; No appeal for inadmissibility
64(1) No appeal may be made to the Immigration Appeal Division by a foreign national or their sponsor or by a permanent resident if the foreign national or permanent resident has been found to be inadmissible on grounds of security, violating human or international rights, serious criminality or organized criminality.
64 (1) No appeal may be made to the Immigration Appeal Division by a foreign national or their sponsor or by a permanent resident if the foreign national or permanent resident has been found to be inadmissible on grounds of security, violating human or international rights, sanctions, serious criminality or organized criminality.
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; Serious criminality
; Serious criminality
64(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), serious criminality must be with respect to a crime that was punished in Canada by a term of imprisonment of at least two years.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), serious criminality must be with respect to a crime that was punished in Canada by a term of imprisonment of at least six months or that is described in paragraph 36(1)(b) or (c).
 
; Misrepresentation
(3) No appeal may be made under subsection 63(1) in respect of a decision that was based on a finding of inadmissibility on the ground of misrepresentation, unless the foreign national in question is the sponsor’s spouse, common-law partner or child.
 
2001, c. 27, s. 64;
2013, c. 16, s. 24;
2023, c. 19, s. 11.
| [http://canlii.ca/t/7vwq#sec64 IRPA]
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==See Also==
* [[Sentencing Factors Relating to the Criminal Proceedings]]