Under security grounds in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which action would make someone inadmissible?

• A. Studying abroad
• B. Engaging in espionage
• C. Volunteering for a charity
• D. Working for a Canadian company outside Canada

Answer: (B)

Under security grounds, inadmissibility covers actions that threaten Canada’s national security. Engaging in espionage directly involves spying for a foreign government or organization to obtain or relay sensitive information, which could harm Canada. That kind of activity is precisely what the security inadmissibility provisions are meant to prevent.

Studying abroad isn’t inherently a security issue, and volunteering for a charity is a legitimate, positive activity. Working for a Canadian company outside Canada is normal employment and not, on its own, a security risk. So the act of espionage is the clear example of behavior that would trigger inadmissibility under security grounds.