Shortly after signing up for an online Canadian immigration service in August, the South African woman changed her mind and decided she wanted her money back. Her experience illustrates the need for legislation and funding to boost investigations and enforcement around online immigration services. The Professional Immigration Consultants of Canada website boasts testimonials from supposedly happy customers who were helped in their move to Canada. The owner of PROICC has now changed to Canada Immigration Ltd., though the telephone number remains the same. In a statement, Citizenship and Immigration Canada said the 2019 federal budget included $51.9 million to "increase investigations and enforcement, expand public awareness and strengthen the oversight of consultants."

Source: CBC News October 24, 2020 07:52 UTC