GhostsofCBSA

@nomadavisas FIFA applications are processed under different criteria.

@GhostsofIRCC They receive an AI summary of the file before reviewing the underlying application form and supporting documents. Or are you claiming that the FIFA team doesn’t have access to Lighthouse/ITAT?

Let's be clear. This issue was caused by an incompetent officer. There are top secret operational bulletins that instruct staff what to do with these applications. Those bulletins were not followed. Fire that employee. Immigration minister says she'... cbc.ca/news/politics/…

@nomadavisas It's an Iranian. Officers know to scrutinize government officials from Iran.

@GhostsofIRCC I don’t think you understand the Visa Officer’s workflow in 2026. Operational Bulletins are built into the Integrity Trends Analysis Tool (ITAT). Until we know what was presented to the VO by the system, you need to hold off on throwing the officer under the bus.

@atlasonder It's a TRV. No special delegation needed, unless the officer identified the inadmissibility. Then, an ADM would be implicated. Obviously, the officer didn't do sufficient diligence to identify the inadmissibility.

@GhostsofIRCC Are you sure it was an officer? I would have assumed the delegation to approve a case like this would be higher than officer level (could be mistaken though).

@nomadavisas There is no AI. There is a special team processing FIFA visas. This person erred and should be fired.

@GhostsofIRCC From what we know about CPC / VO use of AI, the Visa Officer probably saw an “annotation”, AI-generated summary of the application and approved based on that. My question is: Why is there no triage of high profile applications built into the AI.

@mallamfemi Firstly, I agree. Canada should leave the Convention. Secondly, it is not mass refusal, it's increased program integrity. 30% of applicants are approved. That's sufficient.

@GhostsofIRCC That is why that convention needs to be ripped apart. This is 2026, not 1951. Law is made for man, not man for the law. Circumstances have overcome that convention. Just mass-refusing visas hurt genuine visitors and the CA economy too..

Talking to my Canadian border guard buddies. Asylum claims in April 2026 will be the lowest since October 2021. Looks like Bill C-12 is a deterrent. Unfortunately, its accompanying regulations will likely make the process less efficient.

@mallamfemi That's not how the refugee convention works. On the upside, IRCC is refusing a lot more visa applications, so there will be a lot less people claiming on arrival.

@GhostsofIRCC Temporary deterrent. Many pple will still apply for bogus asylum. Just land and file within a year. A better solution will be to tackle it from abroad. Ask on the visitor/student application forms. If they lie, they won't be eligible to file when they land.

@TorontoStar The Star has become a personal grievance newsletter. Half the stories are people complaining that some government policy has impacted them, even if it benefited hundreds of others.

He bought a new home in 2024. Now, he says the HST rebate has lowered the value and he can't sell trib.al/SHpCOCq

@MuntherVFX I think that unless we validate identity and status through biometrics, we should require a passport and IRPR should be updated.

@GhostsofIRCC IRPR 52(2)(b) to be specific. Lawful Permanent Residents of the United States should not be asked for a passport yet IRCC says otherwise: ircc.canada.ca/english/helpce…

@Settlement_Wkr 1) IRCC will not require a completed application in order to claim. 2) IRCC won't be able to abandon claimants who never submit the follow-up paperwork and instead will transfer the claim to the IRB for possible abandonment.

@GhostsofIRCC Care to explain why

@BradRedekopp You think an IRB iinterview will "catch" an IRGC member when the CSIS and CBSA background check did not?

The Liberals built a broken immigration system where every agency blames someone else and nobody takes responsibility. That is how fraud, delays, and chaos are allowed to grow.

@CanBorder is lying. IRCC's GCMS sends every visa IRCC issues to CBSA's systems. CBSA should have no issue with taking the subset of people whose visa/ permit expired in 2025 and run the list of passports against their entry/ exit system. @CBCNews @CTVNews @nationalpost

@RebelNewsOnline They're lying.

CBSA says it cannot calculate how many visa overstays remain in Canada Agency says no single system tracks foreigners whose visas expired without a recorded departure, and would need Immigration Canada data to manually estimate the gap rebelne.ws/3PaPUPq

This is excellent. Canadian companies bring in foreign labour in the hopes they don't need to maintain workplace standards.

@snowshoeYEG @sarkonakj Not where I lived. They paid $10 for supplies.

@GhostsofIRCC @sarkonakj Seriously... Saturday school was paid by the parents.... their own money. This is tax dollars being spent on a program that has no benefit of the majority. You know.... the 🇨🇦 tax payer.

We can’t have programs like this and we also need to stop giving free school to foreigners. Half of these are probably work permit/diploma farm kids.

@sarkonakj @DrRTFM I realize that in Alberta trade with other countries isn't important, but in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. it is so learning other languages is important. The fact 🇨🇦is multicultural improves our ability to trade with other countries. It also attracts tourism, as staff can communicate

@DrRTFM @GhostsofIRCC Arranging native language classes for what are mostly the kids of temporary residents and PRs isn't a good use of education funds, no.

@P4Justize @smeurrens A business can fake pay stubs and T4s. Then the NOA makes it all legit. CRA doesn't check bank records to confirm income.

@smeurrens Clear case of overreach. If documents like paystubs, NOA, and a T4 aren’t enough, to proof the employment, then what exactly is the standard?

Federal Court rules that it was unreasonable for a visa officer to refuse an open spousal work permit on the basis that the inviter did not provide bank statements showing salary deposits from his Canadian employer. The inviter provided a copy of their work permit, a letter of employment, paystubs, their employer's LMIA, a Notice of Assessment from the CRA, and a T4 statement. The visa officer wrote that without bank statements showing deposits, which are not required on the checklist, that they could not confirm that the person was actually working. Justice Gascon stated that the decision was an affront to the facts, defied logic, and was fundamentally unintelligible. decisions.fct-cf.ca/fc-cf/decision…

@smeurrens I get what the officer is saying, but if it isn't on the checklist, one can't hold it against the worker.