Protect yourself from immigration fraud
You can check if a person is licensed to represent immigrants or to give advice.
- Citizenship or immigration consultants must be a member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants.
- Lawyers or notaries must be a member of a Canadian provincial or territorial law society, or the Chambre des notaires du Québec.
- Paralegals (Ontario only) must be members of the Law Society of Ontario
If they are not members in good standing, you should not use their services.
Most law societies let you check online to see if a person is a member in good standing.
Law societies in each province and territory
- Law Society of British Columbia
- Law Society of Alberta
- Law Society of Saskatchewan
- Law Society of Manitoba
- Law Society of Ontario
- Barreau du Québec
- Law Society of New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
- Law Society of Prince Edward Island
- Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Law Society of Yukon
- Law Society of the Northwest Territories
- Law Society of Nunavut
Chambre des notaires du Québec (French only)
How do I report immigration fraud?
Call the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Border Watch Toll-Free Line at 1-888-502-9060 to report:
- suspicious activity at the border
- a marriage of convenience
- a person who has given false information on any immigration application or
- a person wanted on an immigration warrant
What you tell the tip line is private. Your identity stays protected.
#VerifyYourImmConsultant
#FightImmFraud
#FPM2021
www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/pub/fraud-spanish.pdf
The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants https://college-ic.ca/protecting-the-public/find-an-immigration-consultant
