Worker prepared and submitted documents that misrepresented information provided by refugee applicants, says CBSA
A Regina refugee field worker has been fined $75,000 and handed two years’ probation and 200 hours of community service after pleading guilty to immigration fraud following an investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Abdulkader Ali pleaded guilty on Feb. 17 in Saskatchewan Provincial Court to two offences under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) related to falsified immigration documents, the CBSA said.
The investigation began in February 2019 after Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received a complaint from Justice Seeks, a Regina‑based group.
The complaint alleged that Ali had used his position as a refugee field worker with a local sponsorship organisation for personal gain by accepting money from refugees in exchange for promises to fast‑track their immigration applications.
IRCC referred the complaint to the CBSA, which then launched a criminal investigation into the allegations.
Recently, an Ontario employment agency owner was fined $70,000 and handed a two‑year probation order after a joint CBSA and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) immigration investigation into illegal foreign worker placements at Banff‑area hotels.
As part of the investigation, CBSA officers executed a search warrant at Ali’s residence in Regina.
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