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Poor training spells immigration fraud: report
WebPosted Mon Apr 10 19:56:11 2000

OTTAWA - CBC Radio has a draft copy of the auditor general's report and it says there's lax surveillance and poor training in foreign missions. The report concludes it leaves the immigration department susceptible to fraud.

The report is to be released on Tuesday. It says officers lack the skills to assess whether visa applicants are a medical or criminal risk to Canadians.

And there are too few trained people within the missions to prevent fraud in the issuing of visas.

For instance, the immigration department's office of professional conduct estimated that the number of visas lost or stolen in 1998 had a market value of $14 million.

The draft report also found it astonishing that officers know so little about the computer system and so little has been done to make the files more secure. It says overseas missions are crumbling under the paperwork.

The auditor general reminds the department that these problems aren't new. They were first raised in a similar audit in 1990.

At the time, the department said it was taking steps to tighten up its surveillance mechanisms, including installing a new computer system. This new audit points out it's still too easy for people to get their hands on phony visas.


David McKie reports for CBC Radio


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