3rd-party fraud, security risks flagged in some Canadian visa hubs abroad: internal records | Unpublished
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Publication Date: May 13, 2026 - 04:00

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3rd-party fraud, security risks flagged in some Canadian visa hubs abroad: internal records

May 13, 2026

An Ottawa man is among critics urging stronger oversight of Canada's international visa hubs — run by a federal contractor paid hundreds of millions taxpayer dollars — after what he describes as "unjustifiable" and "shady" experiences at a visa centre in Bangladesh.



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