Can I enter Canada again?

[Ben23Ben]

Hello,
I stayed in Alberta as a tourist for 7 months in 2012 (got a 6 months visa at the airport + applied for extension online).
After staying there for 7 months as a tourist I went to the border to apply for a WP, the officer denied it, he said he called the business and they said I was already working there, I denied it and said they probably confused with someone with a similar name.
The officer let me reenter Canada and said I have to leave the country asap (if I remember correctly it was 14 days), in the mean time I went to another border and later on with my employer to the immigration at the airport, but I could not convince them that I did not work illegally and eventually decided to leave Canada.

Now, a few years later, I would like to go back to Canada but this time I wanna go to a college (get a 2 years diploma > open work permit > PR).
Question is - how problematic is it for me now?
I'm not even sure if technically I was deported or not, since they did let me reenter the country.
Is it possible to contact the Canadian embassy to check if I'm banned from reentering the country?

Thanks

 

[scylla]

Hello,
I stayed in Alberta as a tourist for 7 months in 2012 (got a 6 months visa at the airport + applied for extension online).
After staying there for 7 months as a tourist I went to the border to apply for a WP, the officer denied it, he said he called the business and they said I was already working there, I denied it and said they probably confused with someone with a similar name.
The officer let me reenter Canada and said I have to leave the country asap (if I remember correctly it was 14 days), in the mean time I went to another border and later on with my employer to the immigration at the airport, but I could not convince them that I did not work illegally and eventually decided to leave Canada.

Now, a few years later, I would like to go back to Canada but this time I wanna go to a college (get a 2 years diploma > open work permit > PR).
Question is - how problematic is it for me now?
I'm not even sure if technically I was deported or not, since they did let me reenter the country.
Is it possible to contact the Canadian embassy to check if I'm banned from reentering the country?

Thanks

It sounds like you were refused a work permit twice. You will need to declare these refusals in your study permit application. If you have any other refusals (Canada or any other country) - then you will need to declare those as well.

You aren't banned from Canada. However it may be harder for you to obtain a study permit. When you apply, you should make sure you can demonstrate strong ties to your home country and also make sure your planned studies in Canada make sense in light of your previous education and work experience.

 

[Ben23Ben]

Hey thanks for the reply..
Hmm I was refused once.. the other two times (at the other border & at the immigration office at the airport) I just asked them if they can do anything about it.. tried to convince them that I was not working but they didn't believe me.
At the moment I don't live at my home country, but I do have a WP in my country of residence.
I am planning to study welding, SAIT college in Calgary offers a 2 years full time program.. do not have any previous experience in that field..
Do you think I have a chance or is it a waste of time?

 

[scylla]

Hey thanks for the reply..
Hmm I was refused once.. the other two times (at the other border & at the immigration office at the airport) I just asked them if they can do anything about it.. tried to convince them that I was not working but they didn't believe me.
At the moment I don't live at my home country, but I do have a WP in my country of residence.
I am planning to study welding, SAIT college in Calgary offers a 2 years full time program.. do not have any previous experience in that field..
Do you think I have a chance or is it a waste of time?

It's typically more difficult to be approved if you aren't living in your home country (it's more difficult to show ties and prove you have no plans on coming to Canada long term). If welding is not related to what you are studying now and any past work experience - then you're almost certainly looking at a refusal. If you want to study in Canada, you should take something that is related to your previous studies / work experience.