A Winnipeg man who worked as an immigration consultant has pleaded guilty to misrepresentation under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, after he created fraudulent documents as part of his consultancy, the Canada Border Service Agency says. Balkaran Singh, 45, was working as a regulated Canadian immigration consultant when he sparked the suspicion of the Canada Border Service Agency in January 2021, the federal agency said in a Friday news release. The officers denied the work permits due to multiple concerns and indicators, according to the release, and referred the case to the border service agency's criminal investigations section. They took a computer, multiple cellphones and physical documents as evidence, the border services agency said. He was sentenced to two years less a day of house arrest, which includes a prohibition on providing immigration advice, a curfew and an order to complete 200 hours of community service.

Source: CBC News October 07, 2024 14:04 UTC