ICYMI: Twelve IRCC employees tried to interfere with immigration files, misconduct report finds

Small numbers but good that this breach was caught and acted upon:

Staff at the federal immigration department tried to interfere with applications to enter and stay in Canada, with one asking a colleague whether they would accept money to approve a study permit, a report published Friday on misconduct and wrongdoing found.

The first ever report on misconduct at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada discloses that in 2023-2024, 12 staff took advantage of their ability to access IRCC’s systems to look at people’s files. 

Some checked or asked about the status of immigration files for family members, friends and acquaintances, or checked their status out of curiosity. 

In some cases IRCC employees tried to get immigration cases fast-tracked, or asked a colleague to make corrections to a file. 

IRCC produced the report to demonstrate its commitment to transparency, and show the actions it had taken to deal with wrongdoing. …

Source: Twelve IRCC employees tried to interfere with immigration files, misconduct report finds