{"id":1644,"date":"2026-10-28T17:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:21:59","slug":"cbsa-section-44-report-permanent-resident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/cbsa-section-44-report-permanent-resident\/","title":{"rendered":"CBSA Letter: \u201cA Report Under Section 44(1) Has Been Prepared\u201d \u2013 What Permanent Residents Can Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Pardeep S. Grewal<\/a>, lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation \u00b7 Reviewed October 28, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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What it is:<\/strong> CBSA thinks your conviction makes you inadmissible for serious criminality. Before deciding whether to send you to a deportation hearing, it is giving you a chance to respond in writing.<\/p>\n

The fix:<\/strong> full written submissions, with evidence, asking the Minister’s delegate not to refer you to the Immigration Division.<\/p>\n

The deadline:<\/strong> the date in your letter. If you need more time to gather evidence, an extension can be requested in writing before it passes.<\/p>\n

Why a lawyer:<\/strong> a lawyer can write the submissions, appear at the hearing and the appeal, and take the case to the Federal Court. A consultant cannot go to the Federal Court. Why a lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n

Book a consultation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The lawyers who respond to these letters<\/p>\n

\"SundeepSundeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PrabhpreetPrabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PardeepPardeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\nAbout our lawyers<\/summary>\n
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Sundeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> founded Lawgical Law Corporation and argues immigration cases at the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada.<\/p>\n

Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/a><\/strong> focuses on refugee claims, immigration appeals, inadmissibility, detention reviews and Federal Court cases, and has presented at Continuing Legal Education seminars and the National Immigration Conference.<\/p>\n

Pardeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> is an immigration and estates lawyer known for clear communication and practical strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

If you are a permanent resident and CBSA has written to say a report under section 44(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act<\/em> has been, or may be, prepared against you, you are at the first step of the process that can end in a deportation order. The letter is also your best chance to stop it. A CBSA Minister’s delegate decides whether to send the report to an admissibility hearing, and can decide not to. What you send in before your deadline is what that decision is based on.<\/p>\n

Lawgical Law Corporation<\/a>\u2019s lawyers in Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver, BC, prepare written submissions for permanent residents who receive these CBSA letters and represent them at admissibility hearings and in the Federal Court.<\/p>\n

What your CBSA letter says, and what it means<\/h2>\n

These letters use standard wording. These are sentences we see in them, with client details removed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The letter says<\/th>\nWhat it means<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u201ca report under subsection 44(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act has been prepared alleging that you are inadmissible to Canada under paragraph 36(1)(a)\u201d<\/td>\nAn officer has written a report saying your conviction is \u201cserious criminality\u201d. The report goes to a Minister’s delegate, who decides what happens next.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201ca report under subsection 44(1) \u2026 may be prepared\u201d<\/td>\nThe report has not been written yet. You are being asked for information before the officer decides whether to write it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cYou may make written submissions providing reasons why a removal order should not be sought\u201d<\/td>\nThis is your opportunity. If you do not respond, the decision is made without your side.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cA decision to allow you to remain in Canada or to seek to have a removal order issued against you will be made in the near future\u201d<\/td>\nThe decision comes after your deadline. There is usually no second invitation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Afterwards, you receive one of two kinds of letter:<\/p>\n