Government says it's working to track temporary resident exits following AG report
Officials say 153,000 flagged student visas were reviewed as Canada moves to build an exit-tracking system with border officials.
- Immigration Minister Lena Diab announced plans for a pilot program launching next month to track entry and exit data for international students with expiring visas.
- This initiative follows a government report released earlier this year that found only a handful of potentially problematic student visas were previously investigated.
- Addressing the Standing Committee, Diab confirmed the department reviewed all 153,000 student visas flagged between 2023 and 2024.
- Of those reviewed, 64 per cent were found valid, 22 per cent involved individuals who left or overstayed, and 14 per cent applied for asylum.
- Deputy Immigration Minister Ted Gallivan confirmed the department is collaborating with the Canada Border Services Agency to develop an exit-tracking system by year-end.
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Canada launches pilot project to monitor exit of temporary residents with expired visas
This will be applicable to visitors and temporary workers along with international students. This will be the first time that the Canadian government is looking at implementing an entry-exit system
A pilot programme will be put in place to contact international students whose visas expire.
Next month, the Department of Immigration will launch a pilot program to contact international students whose visas expire.
Canada's Department of Immigration announces the launch next month of a pilot program to contact international students whose visas expire as part of its entry and exit data tracking plan.
The Toronto Star
Government says it’s working to track temporary resident exits following AG report
OTTAWA - Canada's immigration department says it plans to launch a pilot program next month to reach out to international students with expiring visas as part of its plan to
Winnipeg Free Press
Government says it's working to track temporary resident exits following AG report
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