Perhaps I can answer. There is a provision in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act now to address situations like that, and that is the temporary resident permit, which can be used to overcome a situation where an applicant is inadmissible to Canada, even if it's on the issue of bona fides—if there's a belief that their motivation to remain in Canada might be stronger than their motivation to return.
Officers who feel that there are compelling humanitarian or compassionate situations in an application that would warrant the use of this provision—