Punjab MP Vikramjit Sahney meets External Affairs minister S Jaishankar over Canadian deportation row, extends help to affected students

In a press release issued in Jalandhar, Sahney said he brought to the notice of the Union minister and officers of the North America division in the MEA that these students were sent to Canada on fraudulent and forged admission letters from various colleges. “On arrival, these students were informed that their admission had been cancelled. So, they took admission in other colleges and completed their studies. But it is surprising that the Canadian High Commission issued valid visas to these students and they even passed immigration clearance at Canadian airports. It is intriguing how so many students managed to reach Canada if the admission letters provided to them by a notorious agent were forged,” he added.

MEA officials informed Sahney that about 100 students have contacted the Indian Deputy High Commission in Toronto. Most of these students are based in Toronto and some in Vancouver. The MEA has taken up the issue with the Canadian High Commission in Delhi and also with their counterparts in Ottawa, requesting them to investigate the issue but not to deport the students as they have spent lakhs of rupees to go to Canada, completed their studies, and got requisite work experience.