Thank you, Mr. Ehsassi. It's a very important question.
I think there have been some misconceptions about the work of the federal government vis-à-vis ensuring that we are void of IRGC members.
First of all, Canada listed the IRGC as a terrorist entity in 2024. Canada listed Iran as a state sponsor of terror. Over 500 individuals have been sanctioned and are ineligible to come here. We have reviewed 17,800 applications for individuals who want to enter Canada through a number of different streams. Based on that, 239 visas were disallowed on suspicion of membership in the IRGC. Among people who are in Canada, there are 32 cases that we have thoroughly investigated.
It's very important to recognize that when somebody is alleged to be a member of a terrorist entity, we have due process. We also have a legal standard we must abide by. Based on the legal standard set by the Government of Canada, 32 people have been established as credible members of the IRGC, out of whom six have left. My previous number was 28. Six have left, and one has been removed, so we're in fact working on 23 individuals who are still in Canada, and we're aggressively trying to remove them.
Make no mistake. Every single individual who is a member of the IRGC in Canada will be removed.