20 18 the new Canadian regulation 12 is the strictest in the history of its entry into force.

Recently, there is a news that it is estimated to explode the circle of friends! That is, there is another country in the world where marijuana is legal, and that is Canada. Does that mean that China people can smoke marijuana in Canada? In fact, it followed, and the new regulations came soon, especially affecting Chinese. Let's have a look.

1, illegal possession of marijuana is a crime. Canada legalized marijuana, and the federal government introduced stricter regulations on marijuana-related crimes. The federal government reminds new immigrants that drug driving and marijuana-related crimes may lead to the repatriation of temporary or permanent residents of Canada. At present, according to the "Cannabis Act", illegally manufacturing, selling or carrying marijuana out of Canada will face imprisonment of up to 14 years.

Providing marijuana to people under the age of 18, and using minors to manufacture and sell marijuana will also face imprisonment of up to 14 years. According to the immigration regulations, foreigners will be ruled not to enter Canada if they commit the following two violations:

Convicted in Canada, the maximum sentence for this crime is 10 years or more.

Convicted or committed a crime outside Canada, if the crime occurred in Canada, the maximum sentence can be 10 years imprisonment according to Canadian law.

2. Bill C-46 will come into effect. After the legalization of marijuana, the Canadian government will pay more attention to drunk driving after taking drugs than before.

The maximum sentence has also been raised from 5 years to 10 years, making it a "felony". 65438+February 18, new version of affected driving (damaged

The Driving Ordinance will come into effect. Once convicted, the maximum sentence will be changed from 5 years to 10 years imprisonment.

65438+February 18, the controversial drunk driving and drug driving C-46 bill will come into effect soon.

Foreign students, tourists and other foreign residents, even permanent residents, need special attention, because a little careless violation of the law may be expelled from Canada! Bill C-46 increased the penalties for drunk driving.

Driving) punishment, and drunk driving includes not only drunk driving, but also closely related to drug driving.

This also means that permanent residents may lose their maple leaf cards after drinking or taking drugs and driving. If international students, temporary residents and refugees do this, they may be deported!

Permanent residents drink and drive or lose their identity.

According to the law, permanent residents and non-citizens (international students, tourists, etc. If convicted of a "felony", he will be repatriated directly.

Therefore, if you are not a Canadian citizen (holding a Canadian passport), even if you are convicted for the first time, you will not only be ordered to pay a fine, but also lose your immigration status and be expelled from Canada directly.

Therefore, this bill is also known as the "repatriation bill".

In addition, permanent residents will lose their Canadian status wherever they are caught for drunk driving.

If you are convicted in Canada and your sentence is less than 6 months, you have the right to appeal to the Court of Appeal (IAD). If the sentence reaches or exceeds six months, you will be disqualified from appealing.

For applicants who are waiting for immigration status, according to the current immigration regulations, immigrants must live for three years within five years; To retain resident status, you must live for two years within five years.

Once drunk driving is imprisoned, the sentence is not counted as living in Canada, and naturalization detention will become quite troublesome.

3. It is more serious for international students. If international students drive after drinking or taking drugs in Canada, they will face more severe punishment. They will be deported and apply for a temporary residence permit or a permanent record suspension (record

Suspension [Suspension means that a person's criminal record will be deleted from the database of the Canadian Police Information Center (CPIC) before he can stay in Canada.

If a foreign student is convicted abroad, he/she must apply for a temporary residence permit or prove that he/she has reformed five years after his/her release from prison before entering Canada. In addition, the Immigration Bureau said in a statement that "these new penalties may have a great impact on permanent and temporary residents."

4. Severely punish driving after drinking or taking drugs. Canadian police are also cracking down on illegal driving on the road. Now, the police can stop the car for no reason and give you an alcohol test.

According to the Canadian government, the police may ask to check the following items:

1. Provide breath samples on roadside screening equipment.

2. Provide oral liquid samples on roadside drug screening equipment.

3. Conduct standardized on-site sobriety test.