Referencing the inadmissibility provisions in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and the policy guidelines of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, this paper presents a brief reference guide to inadmissibility on the grounds of health. The author examines the following questions: Who does the inadmissibility apply to? What are the elements of the inadmissibility? When can the issue of inadmissibility arise? What are the legal options to enter or remain – temporarily or permanently – if one’s client appears to be inadmissible? How can one be found to be inadmissible and what are the consequences?

This paper was presented at the Immigration program in October 2013.