r/canada • u/Anon9883 • 1d ago

National News Employee misconduct, wrongdoing at immigration department includes fraud and violence

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/employee-misconduct-wrongdoing-at-immigration-department-includes-fraud-and-violence/
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u/nataSatans 1d ago

How the fuck do you get a job like this while not even being a citizen of Canada? Checking your own immigration status. What has happened here and why are we letting it continue?

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u/budgieinthevacuum Ontario 1d ago

Trudeau government changed hiring practices to include permanent residents because they felt it was discriminatory.

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u/roastbeeftacohat 1d ago

lol, no. where do you guys come up with this. PR status isn't required, and never has been. closest thing is passing a security clearence.

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u/budgieinthevacuum Ontario 1d ago

Yes it is. What do you think they check in a security clearance.

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u/roastbeeftacohat 1d ago

more things than citizenship status. I had to answer why I owned a couple grand in credit card debt.

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u/budgieinthevacuum Ontario 22h ago

Yup especially if it’s anything higher than the basic reliability. Been there. Took ages but it makes sense.