Marginal note:Application of paragraphs 37(1)(a) and (b) of the Act

16.1 For the purpose of determining whether a foreign national or permanent resident is inadmissible under paragraph 37(1)(a) or (b) of the Act, if either of the following decisions has been rendered, the findings of fact set out in that decision shall be considered as conclusive findings of fact:

• (a) a decision by a Canadian court under section 467.11, 467.111, 467.12 or 467.13 of the Criminal Code concerning the foreign national or permanent resident; or

• (b) a sentencing decision by a Canadian court concerning the foreign national or permanent resident, made in accordance with the principle set out under subparagraph 718.2(a)(iv) of the Criminal Code.