Immigration Department

Dept: OTTAWA The Immigration Department isnt sure whether dozens of people who got special temporary permits from the minister office left the country when they were supposed to, even when the visitors were personally backed by MPs and members of cabinet, according to The Chronicle Herald. The names of the recipients are blanked out, but the MPs, ministers and senators who vouched for them are listed, as are the details of their permits often including expiry dates and extensions and A newly released government chart shows each time Immigration Minister Jason Kenney granted a special temporary resident permit over the four years he been in his post. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.