IRCC stopped assigning immigration applications to inactive officers' IDs after CBC report

In the wake of a CBC investigation that revealed thousands of immigration applications had been assigned to hundreds of former employees' IDs and placeholder codes, the federal government conducted a major review and cleaned up its system to ensure none had been "forgotten."

IRCC stopped assigning immigration applications to inactive officers' IDs after CBC report
An Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada sign is seen on the side of an old building in Montreal.

In the wake of a CBC investigation that revealed thousands of immigration applications had been assigned to hundreds of former employees' IDs and placeholder codes, the federal government conducted a major review and cleaned up its system to ensure none had been "forgotten."