A society’s overarching interest in ensuring the protection of its inhabitants is usually reflected in its body of laws. Canada, being a constitutional democracy, has laws that are specifically drafted to protect its inhabitants. One of such laws is the Criminal Code which codifies acts and omissions that are properly defined as crimes and prescribes the punishments for the crimes when an accused person is either convicted or pleads guilty. It is common for the police to tell

According to anecdotal statistics, more visa applications are refused than are granted. This is usually because of several factors. This piece will not examine the reasons for refusal or denial but seeks to proffer approaches to handling a negative outcome on a visa application. The pointers discussed in this piece specifically relate to the Canadian immigration system and to those persons who have applied for a visa to come to Canada. Some aspects of this article may be usef