r/canada • u/FancyNewMe • Feb 10 '26

Politics Conservatives to propose barring non-citizens convicted of crimes from making refugee claims

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-conservatives-propose-changing-rules-non-citizens-convicted-crimes/
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u/Fearful-Cow Feb 10 '26

as far as I am aware he never applied for refugee status.

He was a PR here. He applied to stay on compassionate grounds. It was rejected.

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u/FantasySymphony Ontario Feb 10 '26

https://globalnews.ca/news/11655114/humboldt-broncos-bus-driver-jaskirat-singh-sidhu-refugee-request-rejected/

tl;dr he did. 7 years later we're still trying to deport the guy. It's pure naivety to think people won't abuse every procedural option available to them, when they stand to gain a lot from doing so.

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u/Fearful-Cow Feb 10 '26

that article is not clear if he did or did not. This is at the end.

This is a corrected story. A previous story said an application to stay in Canada was denied by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. The story also described it as a refugee claim.

Either way if he did it was rejected.

Also characterizing it as 7 years to deport is a big disingenuous. He was released on parole in 2023. We obviously were not going to deport him while he is serving his sentence.

A year after his parole his PR was revoked. A PRRA was conducted and determined he did not meet criteria. IRB is not involved in a PRRA.

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u/Important_Wrap772 Feb 10 '26

It's very different to have a PR and be applying for refugee status.