Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab faced questioning this week from Tory MPs who voiced concern about temporary immigrants remaining in Canada after their visas have expired.
Diab told the House of Commons on June 9 the expectation is they will leave on their own and that removals are not within the purview of her department.
“When a person’s visa expires, they are expected to leave the country,” Diab said during question period, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.
Conservative MP and immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner responded that “they are not leaving the country, which is the problem.”
“How many people have been removed of the 500,000 who are on deportation orders announced in December 2024?” Rempel Garner asked the immigration minister….