Canada banned senior Iranian regime officials from entering or staying in the country starting in November 2022 (initially for those serving since 2019, later extended back to June 2003—the date Canadian-Iranian journalist Zahra Kazemi was arrested, tortured, and killed in Tehran), covering heads of state, cabinet members, ambassadors, senior diplomats, judiciary, military/intelligence officials, and senior public servants, in response to Iran’s designation for terrorism and gross human-rights violations (especially after Mahsa Amini’s 2022 death in custody); separately, the IRGC was designated a terrorist organization in June 2024. As of early 2026, the CBSA is investigating 95 cases of suspected high-ranking regime members in Canada (up from 66 last year), with 28 identified as likely inadmissible (up from 20), yet only one has actually been deported—unchanged for over a year—while 2 have deportation orders, 239 visas have been cancelled overall, and critics (including refugee lawyer Mojdeh Shahriari of StopIRGC) argue hundreds more may be living here undetected due to a slow, under-resourced system that officials exploit to delay removal. With the escalating Middle East conflict, there’s growing concern more regime figures could try to flee to Canada, though the CBSA insists it monitors developments closely and has strong measures to prevent entry or safe haven. (Globe and Mail)
EdmontonBest on
Our government is spineless and embarrassing. Bet there’s plenty of corrupt officials being paid off to allow this criminal level of incompetence.
Educational-Tone2074 on
They probably all applied for refugee status and were accepted.
Street_Anon on
Why am I not even surprised?
GarbonzoBeanSprout on
Do better. Ffffs
iSmashedUrSister on
What about the South Asians committing crimes like Extortion? Those are different right?
Mr_Canada1867 on
IRGC members gonna be applying for refugee en mass when the regime back homes collapses…. they’ll be allowed to stay in Canada and settle in the communities with the victims they came to hunt down in Canada
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Canada banned senior Iranian regime officials from entering or staying in the country starting in November 2022 (initially for those serving since 2019, later extended back to June 2003—the date Canadian-Iranian journalist Zahra Kazemi was arrested, tortured, and killed in Tehran), covering heads of state, cabinet members, ambassadors, senior diplomats, judiciary, military/intelligence officials, and senior public servants, in response to Iran’s designation for terrorism and gross human-rights violations (especially after Mahsa Amini’s 2022 death in custody); separately, the IRGC was designated a terrorist organization in June 2024. As of early 2026, the CBSA is investigating 95 cases of suspected high-ranking regime members in Canada (up from 66 last year), with 28 identified as likely inadmissible (up from 20), yet only one has actually been deported—unchanged for over a year—while 2 have deportation orders, 239 visas have been cancelled overall, and critics (including refugee lawyer Mojdeh Shahriari of StopIRGC) argue hundreds more may be living here undetected due to a slow, under-resourced system that officials exploit to delay removal. With the escalating Middle East conflict, there’s growing concern more regime figures could try to flee to Canada, though the CBSA insists it monitors developments closely and has strong measures to prevent entry or safe haven. (Globe and Mail)
Our government is spineless and embarrassing. Bet there’s plenty of corrupt officials being paid off to allow this criminal level of incompetence.
They probably all applied for refugee status and were accepted.
Why am I not even surprised?
Do better. Ffffs
What about the South Asians committing crimes like Extortion? Those are different right?
IRGC members gonna be applying for refugee en mass when the regime back homes collapses…. they’ll be allowed to stay in Canada and settle in the communities with the victims they came to hunt down in Canada