PM Carney says IRGC members are prohibited and ‘will not enter’ Canada

Carney, ministers say IRGC members barred from Canada after visa granted - National

Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj, a former IRGC official, was denied entry to Canada this week ahead of a FIFA meeting in Vancouver after being granted a visa.

Carney Says IRGC Members ‘Will Not Enter’ Canada After Iranian Soccer Official Denied Entry

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s screening system is working to keep members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) out of the country, after an Iranian soccer official who had been granted a visa was stopped from entering this week. The prime minister was asked by reporters on April 30 about Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj, a former commander in the Iranian regime’s IRGC, who reportedly came close to entering…

Immigration minister says she’s accountable after former IRGC official granted a visa

Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted his government is doing an effective job of keeping Iranians associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps out of the country, after one former IRGC

PM Carney says IRGC members are prohibited and ‘will not enter’ Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney assured that ‘effective’ measures are in place with denying entry of Iran’s revolutionary guard members into Canada.

Iranian soccer chief denied entry to Canada

Mehdi Taj had previously served as a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which Canada listed as a terrorist entity in June, 2024