Ottawa, March 23, 2011 — Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney welcomed today the final passage of legislation to crack down on crooked immigration consultants.
Bill C-35, originally introduced as the Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act, has now received Royal Assent and is expected to come into force in the coming months.
“Once in force, this legislation will make it an offence for anyone other than an authorized immigration consultant, lawyer, other representative or authorized entity to conduct business at any stage of an application or proceeding,” said Minister Kenney. “We are targeting undeclared “ghost” consultants as well as other unscrupulous immigration representatives who are engaging in unacceptable activity.”
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