Originally Posted by
yyzvoyageur
No, it would have been far from sufficient. There's nothing in our immigration act that deems someone inadmissible for an off-the-cuff remark or question.
They have a lot of discretion. If that officer wanted to make the OPs life miserable - believe me he could have. A very powerful type of discretion they have, is that the officer could have really "believed" the OP intended to stay in Canada for 10 years, rather than treating it as an off-the cut remark.
The IRPA is very clear about who's admitted to Canada by right - Citizens, Registered Indians, and PRs (as long as they still have that status).
There's no provision that would prohibit the officer from using the staying in Canada 10 years remark as ground for inadmissibility