Visa Application: Conference and Canada Reputation

visa application: Twenty-four hours before the start of the event, co-ordinator Raphael Canet said the number of people denied entry to Canada hasn't changed much since he raised the issue a week ago, according to CTV. Canet says he sent two-thousand letters of inquiry to conference invitees asking about their travel plans and 70 per cent of the 315 people who replied said their visa application had been rejected by the Canadian government. They say this could tarnish Canada reputation as an open society. Organizers say most of the people denied entry visas are from Africa, and many are from Latin America. World Social Forum is an annual conference that is being held in North America for the first time. Immigration Canada blame conference officials and say the rules for visitor visas need to be followed rigorously, while the event directors said they did all they could to facilitate the visa process. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.