Ottawa is quietly working on a plan to use computers to assess immigration applications and…
IMMIGRATION FRAUD: Woman faces expulsion from Canada after her immigration agent faked a letter
Karamjeet Kaur arrived in Canada in 2018 but after completing post-secondary studies in Edmonton and holding down a job for years, the 24-year-old woman from India now faces expulsion. An admission letter to an Ontario college, which helped her get her study permit,...
New Information about Immigration Fraud
Immigration fraud has always been predominant in the immigration application process. For this reason, authorities such as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the RCMP and police have worked together to...
Ottawa to regulate immigration and citizenship consultants to root out fraud
Aug. 12, 2021 – The federal government is establishing a college for immigration and citizenship consultants to become the official regulator of the profession across the country. The federal Immigration Department says the college will open in November and will...
Pandemic likely to drive a surge in immigration fraud, border agency warns
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to drive an increase in immigration fraud and human smuggling as desperate migrants try to get into Canada, says a strategic intelligence report prepared by the Canada Border Service Agency. The report warns that economic downturns and...
Canada’s immigration, refugee board accused of discrimination in spousal sponsorship applications
April 29, 2021 – A Montreal woman is accusing Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) of discrimination as she tries to get permission to bring her Cuban husband to Canada. Global News first reported on Lauren Degilio’s story in November 2020. She...