Senior Public Servant Calls Student Visa Failures ‘Unacceptable,’ Promises Solutions by End of Year

Senior Public Servant Calls Student Visa Failures ‘Unacceptable,’ Promises Solutions by End of Year
Deputy Minister of Immigration Ted Gallivan in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle
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Recently appointed Deputy Minister of Immigration Ted Gallivan said past widespread gaps in tracking and enforcing international student visas are “unacceptable” and the system will be fixed by the end of this year.

Gallivan and a number of federal officials were testifying April 20 before the House committee on citizenship and immigration about an audit released earlier this month by Auditor General Karen Hogan that found considerable problems in tracking and enforcement of international student visas.