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.