加拿大对移民与公民身份收费代理开出新罚则：无牌代理罚5,000加元起，累计最高150万加元，10月28日起生效
加拿大移民、难民及公民部（IRCC）10月28日在渥太华宣布，针对收费提供移民与公民身份咨询或代理服务者的新罚款制度即日起生效：违规者累计最高可被罚150万加元，以保护申请人免受诈骗与剥削。
新规适用于持牌移民顾问、律师及其他获授权代理人，也适用于未经授权收费提供咨询或代理的人，无论其身处何地。具体罚额包括：未经授权收费提供咨询或代理，罚5,000加元；明知而代表申请人提交虚假或误导性信息、或协助申请人这样做，罚15,000加元；若申请因虚假信息获批，还可追加罚款；屡犯者罚额递增，全部违规合并计算最高150万加元。
移民部长 Lena Metlege Diab 说：「任何希望在加拿大建设未来的人，都应能获得可信、准确的移民与公民身份咨询。这些新措施将帮助保护人们免受诈骗与不当行为，并让违法者承担责任。」IRCC 表示，罚款开出后将把受罚者姓名与违规详情公布于官网，在线登记册预计2027年、即首批罚款开出后上线；该部提醒申请人付费前先核实代理人是否获授权。
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Canada's New Penalties for Immigration Representatives Take Effect: $5,000 for Unauthorized Advice, Up to $1.5 Million Combined
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced in Ottawa on October 28 that new monetary penalties are now in force for those who break the law when providing paid immigration or citizenship advice or representation, with combined penalties of up to $1.5 million, to protect applicants from fraud and exploitation.
The rules apply to paid representatives, including licensed immigration consultants, lawyers and other authorized representatives, as well as people who provide such advice or representation without authorization, regardless of where they are located. The government can now impose $5,000 for providing paid advice or representation without authorization, and $15,000 for knowingly providing false or misleading information on an applicant's behalf or helping an applicant do so. Additional penalties may apply if an application is approved based on false or misleading information, and penalties increase for repeat violations, up to a maximum of $1.5 million for all violations combined.
'Anyone hoping to build a future in Canada deserves access to trustworthy and accurate immigration and citizenship advice. These new measures will help protect people from fraud and misconduct and hold those who break the law accountable,' said Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. As penalties are issued, IRCC will publish the names of those penalized and the details of their violations on its website, with an online registry expected to launch in 2027, following the first penalties.
Related: Canada Scraps 90-Day Cap on Work Permits Awaiting LMIA Decisions, Effective October 28
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图片来源：加拿大渥太华国会山庄中央大楼。Shankar S. 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Centre Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Photo by Shankar S., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
