The federal border agency said in recent years, it was found that the three were not eligible to stay in Canada because it was a senior official of the Iranian regime.
The Canadian Border Service said Wednesday that all orders for deportation have been issued.
In 2022, Ottawa declared that Iran’s leaders, including government and security bureau officials, were unacceptable to Canada for their involvement in terrorism and human rights violations.
The border agency said the name was expanded last year, which first denied any senior officials of the regime.
It also allows the agency to take immigration enforcement actions against any regime member arriving in Canada before or after designated.
The current hostilities between Israel and Iran are more concerned with the possible activities of members of the Canadian Iranian regime.
Border Agency spokesman Rebecca Purdy said the agency works very closely with domestic and international partners by sharing relevant information on border and national security issues.
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She said the efforts include the agency’s support for immigration, refugee and citizenship in Canada, which has made decisions on citizenship and immigration applications, including visas.
She added that all Iranian nationals must apply for a visa to come to Canada, and the visa applicants are carefully evaluated by the Immigration Bureau.
When a border agency knows when a temporary or permanent resident in Canada may be a senior official of a designated regime.
If the case has a sufficient basis, it will be submitted to the Immigration and Refugee Commission, Pudi said. If the board determines that a person is unacceptable, it issues an order to them and the border agency will work to evacuate it from Canada.
As of June 6, about 17,800 applications were reviewed for potential unacceptability due to possible links to the Iranian regime, while immigration officials have canceled 131 visas and border agencies have conducted 115 investigations.
Purdy said forty-nine of these investigations have been reported by the Border Service Director, meaning that the individuals in question were either not in Canada or were found not to be senior officials of the Iranian regime and therefore unacceptable.
She said the remaining cases will comply with ongoing investigations or enforcement actions.
Border agencies have requested an admissibility hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Commission, with 12 suspected of serving as senior members of the Iranian regime.
Purdy said five of the 12 cases ended.
The three were expelled by orders for senior regime officials. In both cases, no other two were found unacceptable, but border agencies were calling on the Immigration Appeal Division.
Six cases are underway and one has been withdrawn by border agencies.
“CBSA works in an operating environment that changes daily and we are ready to respond and adapt as needed,” Purdy said. “To address this situation, additional resources have been involved in ensuring the necessary safe border management.”
Canadian public safety spokesman Noémie Allard said Wednesday that the division and its portfolio institutions “continue to monitor the residual impact of the evolving situation in the Middle East.”
she added.
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