A report has revealed that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada uncovered over 9,000 fake letters of acceptance used to obtain study visas and work permits in the country.
The revelation was made by CBC News on Thursday, following an inquiry email to IRCC about a Nigerian student, Lola Akinlade, who was asked to leave the country due to a forged document.
According to the report, the country’s immigration department began verifying letters of acceptance in partnership with Canadian schools on December 1, 2023, to uncover fake documents to obtain work permits and study visas.
Between that day and July 1, IRCC said it had identified 9,175 letters never issued by a Canadian school.
“These 9,175 letters were part of a total of 361,718 letters checked by the department and the schools.
“These letters ‘may be an indicator of fraud,’” IRCC wrote in a statement, but each one will need to be verified by an officer.
The Canadian-based news platform also reported that the department declined to make anyone available for an interview and agreed to answer questions only by email.
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