Immigration.ca - Canada Immigration News - September 2010
The Canadian Government is asking China, India and the Philippines to follow its example and help stem fraudulent immigration consulting.
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney will focus his diplomatic efforts on Canada�s top three sources of immigrants, in an extension of his own efforts to curb immigration fraud. Earlier this year, the government disbanded the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants after several cases of corruption erupted in public controversy.
Following, Kenney introduced new legislation called the Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act, which would strengthen the regulation process and prohibit any unlicensed consultants from operating in the country.
He now argues that countries such as India should consider doing the same and is planning on getting his message across to officials when he travels to the country this month.
�In Chandigarh, in our consulate there, we have a `wall of shame� with some examples of the thousands of fraudulent documents that are generated by this industry � fake marriage certificates, death certificates, travel itineraries, banking statements, you name it,� said Kenney. �There�s a pretty sophisticated industry that produces these kinds of documents.��
The Minister�s planned itinerary also includes stops in both Beijing and Manila, the capitals of China and the Philippines, respectively. He also plans to discuss options for cooperation in finding and appropriately punishing fraudulent consultants abroad.
Source: Globe and Mail
