The Federal Border Agency says three people have not been able to live in Canada because of the Iranian government's senior official in recent years.
The exile orders were issued for these three and one has been removed from Canada Canada Border Services Agency Wednesday said.
In 2022, Ottawa announced Of Iran Leaders – including senior government and security agency official – unacceptable to Canada because of it Terrorism And violating human rights.
The Border Agency says the extended position last year refuses any senior government official before reaching Canada.
It also allows the agency to take immigration enforcement action against any government member coming before or after office.
The current hostility between Israel and Iran has attracted more attention Possible activities of Iranian government members in Canada.
Border Agency spokesman Rebecca Pardi said the agency works very closely with domestic and international partners by sharing information on border and national security issues.
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He said these efforts include the help of immigration, refugees and the agency for Canada, which makes decisions on citizenship and immigration requests, including visas.
He added that all Iranian citizens will have to apply for a visa to come to Canada and the visa applicants are carefully evaluated through the immigration department.
The Border Agency is investigating when it becomes aware of a temporary or permanent resident inside Canada, which can be unacceptable as a senior official of a designated government.
Pardi said that if the matter is well -established, it is referred to the immigration and refugee board. If the board determines a person that he is unacceptable, he issues an order against them and against the border agency, then works to remove them from Canada.
As of June 6, about 17,100 applications were reviewed to be possible due to possible contact with the Iranian government, while immigration officials canceled 131 visas and the Border Agency launched 115 investigations.
Pardi said that the investigation has ended by the forty -eight border agency, meaning that the people were either not in Canada or were not considered a senior official in the Iranian government and therefore unacceptable.
The rest of the cases are subject to the ongoing investigation or implementation, he said.
The border agency has requested acceptable hearing hearing in the immigration and refugee board in the case of 12 persons on suspicion of being a senior member of the Iranian government.
Pardi said that five of these 12 cases have ended acceptable hearings.
Three persons were issued exile orders to be a senior government official. Two others were not unacceptable, but the Border Agency is appealing to the immigration appeal division in both cases.
Six cases are underway and one has been withdrawn by the Border Agency.
“The CBSA works in an operating environment that changes on a daily basis and we are ready to respond and adapt to the need,” Pardi said. “To deal with this situation, additional resources have been engaged to ensure safe and secure border management as needed.”
Public Safety Canadian spokesman Nomi Alard said Wednesday that the department and its portfolio agencies “continue to monitor the outstanding effects of the situation in the Middle East.”
He added that Canadian law enforcement agencies are “warning and working together to ensure the safety and safety of all communities in Canada during this difficult time.”
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