Canada Border Services Agency

Nicola: The story became a sensation on Wednesday when the news emerged of the high school basketball player who was billed in headlines as a 30-year-old, according to Globe and Mail. Nicola was arrested last Friday by the Canada Border Services Agency and may be close to 30, reaching that mark later this year. The mysterious 17-year-old may in fact be much older. He had used a date of birth of Nov. 1, 1986, for a previous application to enter the United States, according to a statement from Border Services on Thursday. A misrepresentation would make Nicola inadmissible to Canada, under the Immigration Refugee Protection Act. Border Services has alleged that Nicola misrepresented material facts in his application for a study permit to Canada, for which he submitted a date of birth of Nov. 25, 1998 – the basis of his age of 17 and short life at Catholic Central, in the classroom and on the court. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.