Canada Announced New Measures To Protect International Students From Fraud: The Minister of IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada), Marc Miller, has announced several measures to strengthen the International Student Program of Canada.
According to the Immigration News of Canada, Marc Miller has announced plans to implement some steps to protect genuine students from fraud and to strengthen Canada’s Foreign Students Program.
Canada Announced New Measures To Protect International Students From Fraud
Beginning 1 December 2023, postsecondary designated learning institutions (DLIs) must verify every applicant’s acceptance letter through the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada).
The primary purpose of this better and new verification process is to protect potential students from fraud in letter-of-acceptance and also help them avoid similar problems that such students had earlier this year when fraud investigations were made.
Additionally, Study permits will only be issued for authentic letters of acceptance through a “recognized institution” framework set up by IRCC in fall 2024.
Creating a higher standard for services, support, and outcomes for international students will significantly benefit postsecondary DLIs.
One of the advantages of these DLIs will be the priority processing of study permits for applicants who plan to attend their institution.
After the completion of an evaluation of the criteria of the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, IRCC will begin implementing reforms to better align the program with the regional and Francophone immigration objectives, as well as the demands of the Canadian labor market.
These reforms are expected to be initiated in the forthcoming months. CBSA and IRCC initially identified around 1,500 study visa applications linked with fraudulent letters. Many of these cases were refused.
However, around 450 of these applications, fraud wasn’t identified, and study visas were given. IRCC has completed its proceedings in around 450 cases.
The IRCC task force identified 285 students for investigation, and by mid-October, they reviewed these cases and confirmed that 63 students were genuine. However, in 40 cases, the individuals were found to be not genuine students.
Thirty genuine students were issued temporary resident visas. The IRB reviews the remaining cases, and the task force will interfere where necessary.
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Source:- immigrationnewscanada.ca
