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Category Archives: Canadian Border Services Agency
Lax Deportation Enforcement Blamed for Death of Young Woman
The family of a young Albertan woman who police believe was murdered by a convicted drug dealer from Somalia calls the federal government’s failure to deport the suspected perpetrator, “sickening”. Arriving in Canada in 1993 as a refugee, and acquiring … Continue reading
Canada Border Services Agency to Use Electronic Bracelets in Place of Detention
The federal government will use electronic tracking bracelets in place of detention for asylum claimants and illegal immigrants who pose a high risk of evading deportation orders, according to a recent report by the Globe and Mail. Ottawa served notice … Continue reading
Toronto Star Reports On Government Efforts Against Marriage Fraud
The Toronto Star, the most widely circulated newspaper in Canada, published a story on Wednesday that describes the marriage sponsorship fraud that authorities are clamping down on and some of the obstacles the anti-abuse measures are imposing on Canadians seeking … Continue reading
Canadian Immigration Department Releases TV Ad Warning of Marriage Fraud
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) began airing a television ad today warning Canadians of the dangers of marriage sponsorship fraud. The ad tells Canadians that some foreign individuals seek out Canadians and feign genuine affection for them, in order to … Continue reading
Canadian Immigration Department Creates New Rules To Fight Refugee Fraud
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) last week released a list of 27 countries whose nationals will have their asylum claims expedited. The new rules were created to fight a growing problem of bogus asylum claims by nationals of European member-state … Continue reading
Canadian Government to Remove Visa Requirement For Mexicans
The Canadian government is in talks with the government of Mexico to eliminate visa requirements for Mexicans travelling to Canada. Prime Minister Harper said he would only create a visa exemption for Mexicans if it was assured that it would … Continue reading
Russian Bride Ditches Canadian Pensioner, Collects $25K in Welfare On His Dime
An elderly Russian woman left her Canadian husband and subsequently collected nearly $25,000 in social assistance payments that have been charged to the 82 year pensioner who sponsored her immigration to Canada, said the Canadian man affected. In an interview … Continue reading
CBC Obtains Federal Police Report on Hungarian Refugee Claimants
The largest news broadcaster in Canada, CBC News, has obtained a draft of a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) report on Hungarian refugee claimants, a group which has grown significantly since Canada lifted visa requirements for Hungarian nationals in 2008. The … Continue reading
Release of Convicted Fraudster Highlights Serious Problems with Canada’s Refugee System
According to a CBC report, the Immigration Division (ID) of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) released Gyula Kolompar, a refugee facing deportation, from federal custody on Tuesday, despite his conviction last week on six counts of fraud, 12 counts … Continue reading
Posted in asylum seekers, Canadian Border Services Agency, canadian immigration, Immigration and Refugee Board, refugee program
Tagged Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), check fraud, Committee on Public Safety and National Security, Gyula Kolompar, Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Leeann King, mail theft, Roma refugees
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Canadian Government Considering Electronic Bracelets For Refugee Claimants
The federal government is considering requiring asylum seekers who are in Canada and awaiting a decision by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) on their refugee claim to wear electronic tracking bracelets as a condition of being released from detention. … Continue reading