Is it easy to get visa/residence in Canada when you've been deported from the US?

[eddis]

This is not for me... but my mother keeps suggesting that my brother, who was deported about a year and a half ago should try to go to Canada and I tell her that it's not possible.

He got deported because he just kept breaking too many laws (he never killed anyone though) just too many law breaking in relations with drugs...and getting caught will on probation. Point is.. I keep telling her that they won't want him over there after all he did here.. but I'm not sure.. would you help?

What about Spain?

In general when you get deported from a country I'd doubt it would be easy to be allowed to live in another one? but I don't know.. so please help.

[menw]

I doubt very much Canada would take a criminal if the usa has deported them we have enough criminals here already,besides the border control monitors people like that and they will be found out as usa and Canada share information.

[jerard]

People with a criminal record are simply NOT allowed to enter Canada. countries share records and these records are checked at the border. No country is going to want your brother. he will need to return to his home country.

[ashbey15]

Canada doesn`t even let people with a record enter Canada to visit! there is 0% chance Canada will except a criminal. Canada is very strict on things like that.

[jordi]

Not going to happen. One is criminally inadmissible to Canada if they were convicted of a crime, which, if committed in Canada, is an indicable offenses. Anything more than 15g of pot is an indicable offense in Canada.

Canada and the US also share criminal conviction, outstanding warrants, and immigration information. Upon scanning his passport (if he is from a visa exempt country), or upon Citizenship and Immigration Canada receiving any visa, work permit, study permit, or permanent residency application.. his record will come up and they'll toss his application.

Spain has access to Interpol information which is also fed criminal conviction information from the United States. Basically, any country not requiring US citizens to have visas to visit their country only does so since they share criminal conviction information with the US. Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and EU country, etc. all see your US criminal convictions when they scan your passport.