An Indian-origin man has been fined $20,000 for his role in a scheme that charged newcomers tens of thousands for permits to work in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Avtar Singh Sohi, who has been living in Canada since 2006 and is a father of two, pleaded guilty to misrepresentation under the Canada Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
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Avtar Singh Sohi, 41, received a $20,000 fine for claiming a South Asian woman who came to Canada on a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) was working for him as a nanny when she wasn't.
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced a slowdown in Indian visa applications in response to the ongoing diplomatic standoff between India and Canada. The tension escalated after Canada removed 41 of its diplomats from India, prompting India to remove immunities for all but 21 Canadian diplomats.