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Citizenship and Immigration committee  Is a Chinese consultant a regulated Canadian immigration consultant?

May 8th, 2017Committee meeting

Gabrielle Frédette Fortin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Therefore, the consultant must comply with the professional code, the code of conduct, all the organization's rules, and obviously, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

May 8th, 2017Committee meeting

Gabrielle Frédette Fortin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't think they're ghost consultants. They're unauthorized representatives.

May 8th, 2017Committee meeting

Gabrielle Frédette Fortin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Unauthorized representatives may be anywhere. There may be some here at the table. It's an ongoing issue.

May 8th, 2017Committee meeting

Gabrielle Frédette Fortin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll provide an example to show that it's an ongoing issue. Someone in a basement in Russia can be an unauthorized representative. There are also some in Canada. I think settlement agencies that provide immigration advice, and that say they provide free services, when they receiv

May 8th, 2017Committee meeting

Gabrielle Frédette Fortin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I've been an immigration consultant for a year and a half.

May 8th, 2017Committee meeting

Gabrielle Frédette Fortin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We often work on a case-by-case basis. Clients need specific information for a particular situation. It can be difficult for someone who has no immigration training to answer the client, whereas consultants like me can quickly provide the correct answer. Above all, I provide immi

May 8th, 2017Committee meeting

Gabrielle Frédette Fortin

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That has been my experience to date, but I've been a consultant for only a year and a half. Later, I want to handle more complex cases.

May 8th, 2017Committee meeting

Gabrielle Frédette Fortin