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Who is eligible under the new policy on criminal inadmissibility?

You may be eligible for the fee waiver if you:

• have been convicted of an eligible offence (or its equivalent in foreign law);
• have served no jail time;
• have committed no other acts that would prevent you from entering Canada; and
• are not inadmissible for any other reason.

This fee exemption does not apply if you have been convicted of child pornography or a sexual offence.

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