Published 09/16/2024 3:11:00 a.m.

Federal government extends ban on senior Iranian officials back to 2003

The Federal Government of Canada is expanding the list of Iranian officials who are not allowed to enter the country.
The Canada Border Services Agency has moved the start date of these measures back to June 23, 2003.
This date change is linked to the detention and death of Iranian-Canadian photo-journalist Zahra Kazemi.

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CBC News

Feds expand list of Iranian officials barred from entering Canada

The federal government is expanding a list of Iranian officials that are inadmissible to Canada. It is not clear how many senior officials would be impacted by the expanded measures

09/15/2024 6:43:29 p.m.·Canada

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Global News

Ottawa expands ban on senior Iranian officials entering Canada - National

The change, announced Sunday, means any senior official who served in the Iranian government at any time since June 23, 2003 is now inadmissible to Canada.

09/15/2024 7:03:12 p.m.·Toronto, Canada

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The Toronto Star

Federal government extends ban on senior Iranian officials back to 2003

OTTAWA - The federal government is expanding a measure that bans tens of thousands of Iranian officials from entering Canada as part of an effort to hold the regime accountable

09/15/2024 8:50:05 p.m.·Toronto, Canada

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The Epoch Times

Federal Government Extends Ban on Senior Iranian Officials Back to 2003

The federal government is expanding a measure that bans tens of thousands of Iranian officials from entering Canada as part of an effort to hold the regime accountable for human-rights violations. On Sunday, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced that any senior official who served in the Iranian government at any time since June 23, 2003 is now inadmissible to Canada. The decision extends a previous ban, announced in November 2022, th…

09/15/2024 6:59:27 p.m.·New York, United States

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Toronto Sun

Federal government extends ban on senior Iranian officials back to 2003

OTTAWA -- The federal government is expanding a measure that bans tens of thousands of Iranian officials from entering Canada as part of an effort to hold the regime accountable for human-rights violations.

09/15/2024 10:38:41 p.m.·Toronto, Canada

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