Fake Canadian visas and human trafficking services are rampant online

 

 

Fake Canadian visas and human trafficking services are rampant online. Smuggling networks are charging up to $40,000 for fake Canadian visas and up to $4,000 to cross the border. They have been brazenly advertising this on major social media platforms.

Human trafficking is taking place in both directions across the Canada-United States border, as well as selling fake immigration visas to Canada for up to $40,000. The federal government has invested $1.3 billion to strengthen border security. Border patrol agents, 24-hour surveillance, drones and Black Hawk helicopters are keeping a close eye on cross-border infiltration. But smugglers and fake visa sellers continue to circumvent Canadian immigration laws.

CBSA data shows that the number of open human trafficking cases is set to reach a record high in the past five years. CBSA data shows that 70 cases of human trafficking were registered in mid-August. This is a 280 percent increase from just 2.5 cases per month in 2021. US Attorney General Pam Bondi recently stated that smuggling at the Canadian border is very bad.