8. What is serious criminality?

Serious criminality is:
Within Canada:

• A conviction of an act punishable by a maximum sentence of at least ten years; or
• A conviction that has led to a prison term of at least six months.

Outside Canada:

• A conviction of an act that, if committed in Canada, would be equivalent to an indictable offence punishable by a maximum sentence of at least ten years; or
• A conviction of an act that, if committed in Canada, would be equivalent to a hybrid offence punishable by a maximum sentence of at least ten years; or
• The commission of an act that, if committed in Canada, would be equivalent to an indictable offence punishable by a maximum sentence of at least ten years.