Sunset Lodge on Red Lake

We have just received notice that there will be a new policy put in place at Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) effective March 1, 2012 to address persons who have had only one minor conviction seeking entry into Canada.  Received from PRTC the following:

“A policy announcement was made advising that effective March 01, 2012 a Special Public Policy will be put in place which will allow for a CBSA officer to grant a Temporary Resident Permit (TRP), to those individuals who have had only one minor conviction, where the sentence was less than 6 months in length. There will be no fee for this TRP, and the issuance of the TRP will be at the discretion of the CBSA official. However, it is understood that this special public policy should significantly reduce the number of inadmissible visitors to our country.”  Mike Loewen, Patricia Region Tourist Council  

We will be getting more detailed written information on the new policy later this week or early next and will make the information available as it comes to us.  Full details will be available at the Government of Canada web site www.cic.gc.ca on March 1.