Misinterpretation of Application

[robtaguinod]

Is lying in an application for Permanent resident already a form of Misrepresentation?
For example, under the education/work background, you put 'unemployed' when in fact you are employed for a certain period of time before sending the application to the immigration?

p.s. did by one of the people I know.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Is lying in an application for Permanent resident already a form of Misrepresentation?
For example, under the education/work background, you put 'unemployed' when in fact you are employed for a certain period of time before sending the application to the immigration?

p.s. did by one of the people I know.

Lying about anything in the app is misrepresentation.

 

[zardoz]

Is lying in an application for Permanent resident already a form of Misrepresentation?
For example, under the education/work background, you put 'unemployed' when in fact you are employed for a certain period of time before sending the application to the immigration?

p.s. did by one of the people I know.

You lie, you risk misrepresentation. It all depends on how the lie affects the processing of the application and/or how it could alter the final decision.

It's also an incredibly stupid thing to do, as IRCC do their own research and may well discover the truth anyway.

 

[mgnlky]

What benefit would one even get, or attempt to get, by saying they were unemployed when they were employed....?

 

[Addus]

What benefit would one even get, or attempt to get, by saying they were unemployed when they were employed....?

I was wondering the same thing.
Being employed is almost always going to be a positive, unless it was under the table without paying tax or something.

 

[robtaguinod]

She was actually from the Philippines and the Primary applicant was the mother. She did the lying about the employment for her to look like she’s still a dependent child. Since the she no longer falls k

What benefit would one even get, or attempt to get, by saying they were unemployed when they were employed....?

well, their application for permanent resident was approved and they’re already in Ontario.