Misrepresentation
From Immipedia
Misrepresentation
It is a serious crime to misrepresent yourself by making false statements, or submitting false information or false documents when dealing with CIC.
Document fraud includes both false and altered documents, such as:
- Passports and travel documents
- Visas
- Diplomas, degrees and apprenticeship or trade papers
- Birth, marriage, final divorce, annulment, separation or death certificates
- Police certificates
Note that lying on an application or in an interview with a CIC officer is also fraud and a crime.
Note that if you are asked to provide "proof of funds", this money cannot be borrowed. Concealing this is misrepresentation (see penalties below).
Quote from the CIC web site:
"You must show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada.
You cannot borrow this money from another person.
You must be able to use this money to support the costs of living for your family."
Penalties
Depending on the situation, the penalties may include:
- No entry into Canada for at least two years.
- A permanent record of fraud in CIC's database.
- Having your permanent resident status or Canadian citizenship revoked.
- Being charged with a crime.
- Removal from Canada.
