You may request for your application for permanent residence in Canada to be processed on humanitarian and compassionate grounds or under public policy. This request is made where you are inadmissible to Canada on any ground, including security, human or international rights violations, serious criminality, organized criminality, health, misrepresentation, because you have an inadmissible family member or where you do not otherwise meet the requirements of the law.

A successful application will mean that your overcome these factors and that your admission to Canada is justified by humanitarian and compassionate considerations or by public policy.

Application of humanitarian and compassionate grounds may be made at your request or at the initiative of the immigration authorities. In any event, the authorities will take into consideration the best interests of a child directly affected by the decision on your application.