The federal government will deny former Iranian health minister Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi temporary residency following reports that he was spotted in Montreal earlier this summer.
“Based on an assessment of the relevant facts recently brought to my attention, I have exercised my authority under s. 22.1 of the IRPA to prevent Mr. Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi from becoming a temporary resident of Canada for the maximum period of 36 months,” Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Monday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), which Miller cited in his statement, allows the immigration
