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Canada denied Jeffrey Epstein permission to visit B.C. in 2018: documents
Canada rejected Epstein's 2018 visa request due to his indictable offence conviction despite his attempts to attend TED Vancouver, consistent with strict entry rules, government records show.
- Files from the U.S. Justice Department reveal the Government of Canada denied convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein permission to enter in 2018 due to his criminal past, amid 3.5 million released documents.
- Epstein sought entry in April 2018 to attend a TED conference in Vancouver from April 11 to 13, but the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles rejected his temporary resident permit on April 4 after a `careful and sympathetic review`.
- Files show correspondence from Epstein's personal email address with the Canadian government; documents were disclosed under a law President Donald Trump enacted.
- In its April 4, 2018 reply, the consulate wrote Epstein was inadmissible due to a conviction considered an indictable offence under Canadian immigration law and Ottawa only grants exceptions in cases `might be best described as humanitarian and compassionate`.
- Kyle Duggan of The Canadian Press wrote that the DOJ released 3.5 million pages of Epstein-related documents, first published on Jan. 30, 2026.
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The convicted sex offender could not enter the country in 2018 due to his criminal past, reveal documents published by the US government.
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Canada denied Jeffrey Epstein permission to visit B.C. in 2018: documents
The Canadian government denied convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein permission to enter the country in 2018 due to his criminal past, newly released U.S. government documents reveal.
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Total News Sources27
Leaning Left19Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution83% Left
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- 83% of the sources lean Left
83% Left
L 83%
C 17%
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