User:Auric/Quick Visa Canada

Quick Visa Canada
Type of site
immigration
Available inEnglish
OwnerGiovanni Germanio
Created byUncertain
URLquickvisacanada.com.p6.hostingprod.com
CommercialYes
Launched2003 (2003)[1]
Current statusoffline


Quick Visa Canada is a website that promised a supposed way for foreigners to gain refugee status in Canada. The site is currently under investigation by the RCMP.[2] It has been taken offline as of March 11, 2011.

The company promised, for a fee of $2,250 USD (equivalent to $3,047 in 2023), to "help potential immigrants come to Canada as tourists and then assist them in filing a claim for refugee status.[2] "

The website claims its founder as Quebec lawyer Claude Lamoureux. He claims that he is the victim of identity theft.

The owner of the company is listed as Giovanni Germanio, [3] an Italian businessman.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kay, Barbara (March 3, 2010). "Barbara Kay: Refugees R Us". National Post. Retrieved 13 March 2010.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "RCMP investigates immigration website". March 11, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  3. ^ Giovanni Germinario acusacion criminal en Canada.VOB on YouTube. Aired on Le Téléjournal (in French)
  4. ^ Clifford, Liam (March 12, 2010). "Man sought over illegal immigration website". Retrieved 16 March 2010.[dead link]
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