January 21, 2020 Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Border Services Agency

After dismantling a fraudulent Saskatchewan immigration scheme, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has laid charges against Gurpreet Singh for his alleged involvement in exploiting work permit exemptions afforded to certain temporary foreign workers. The CBSA alleges that Singh, 34, impersonated registered charities by falsifying job offer letters and then selling them, for profit, to individuals seeking to gain entry to or remain in Canada. He is charged on the following counts, sworn on December 23, 2019:

misrepresenting material facts in an immigration matter, pursuant to section 127(a) of the Im migration and Refugee Protection Act ;

counselling others to misrepresent material facts in an immigration matter, pursuant to section 126 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ;

committing forgery by knowingly making false employment letters that were used to support immigration applications, pursuant to section 366(1) of the Criminal Code ; and,

dealing forged employment letters as if they were genuine, pursuant to section 368(1) of the Criminal Code .

These offences were allegedly committed between June 1, 2016 and November 2, 2018. The CBSA launched its investigation in September 2018 after identifying a fraudulent job offer letter presented at a port of entry. In total, the CBSA’s Criminal Investigations Section uncovered 34 immigration applications that were linked to fraudulent job offer letters.

The accused is scheduled to make his first appearance in Saskatoon Provincial Court on January 23, 2020 at 2 p.m. Central Standard Time.