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federal government: The federal government put the controversial measures in place at the end of October, barring people from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone from receiving visas to come to Canada, according to The Star. In newly published information, the immigration department says an estimated 176 applications have been affected, resulting in a return of approximately $20,000 in fees and Newly released figures show an estimated 176 people were turned away from Canada after the imposition of a partial travel ban from Ebola -affected countries in West Africa. At the same time, the government announced it would also stop processing visa and visitor applications in the queue. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.