Chris Brown was denied entry into Canada, forcing the cancellation of upcoming shows in Montreal and Toronto.

Sounds like America’s hat is tightening up its brim.

Brown was supposed to perform Tuesday at the Bell Centre in Montreal and Wednesday at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Brown tweeted the “good people of the Canadian government wouldn’t allow me entry. I’ll be back this summer and will hopefully see all my Canadian fans!”

We can only hope so. The longer Chris Brown stays in another country, the safer America remains.

However, the incident does not affect the singer’s scheduled March 6 show at SAP Center in San Jose.

Brown spent nearly three months in jail last year for violating his probation by getting into a fight the previous year outside a Washington D.C. hotel. He was on probation for beating up then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

A judge ruled that Brown violated his probation last month by traveling to San Jose without the court’s permission, where five people were shot while he performed at the Fiesta nightclub. Prosecutors say Brown hasn’t completed his court-ordered community service time. He has a hearing next month, after which he could go back to jail.

Brown’s spokeswoman Nicole Perna told the Associated Press that Canadian immigration officials denied Brown entry, and that he can, and plans to, apply to return at a later date. Promoter Live Nation said a statement that “due to immigration issues” the shows have been canceled and refunds are available at the point of purchase.

This isn’t the first time Brown has been rejected by a foreign country. In 2010, the United Kingdom denied Brown entry because of his criminal record, forcing him to miss four shows.

Stephane Malepart, a spokesman for Canada Border Services, told AP the country’s privacy act prevents him from commenting on any individual case, but that several factors are used in determining admissibility, including past criminal activity.

Tony Hicks writes celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/tonyhicks67