Citizenship And Immigration Canada: Pregnant Women

Canadian Citizenship Dept: The Canadian action comes an investigation by a Hong Kong newspaper found that bogus "consultants" are teaching Chinese women how to hide their pregnancies and how to apply for Canadian visitor or student visas, according to Vancouver Sun. "We condemn the practice of circumventing our laws to game the system, leaving Canadians taxpayers with the bill. This is unfair and not right." Citizenship and Immigration Canada is poised to crack down on so-called "passport babies" or "birth tourism" - the practice of travelling to Canada to give birth so that child can have Canadian citizenship. "We are aware of crooked consultants who encourage pregnant women to illegally travel to Canada to give birth and gain access to Canada's considerable benefits," Citizenship and Immigration spokeswoman Candice Malcolm said Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.