CBSA officers standing by to welcome you. Courtesy photos.
SO MANY people have so many reasons to travel to Canada.
A Whitby man is before the courts after being charged for allegedly using a fraudulent COVID-19 document to try and get around Canadian quarantine laws after arriving on an international flight at Pearson airport.
The suspect is one of about 20 people charged so far with possessing fake COVID-19 documents to try and enter Canada to get around the cost of a hotel and quarantine laws.
Peel Regional Police say they were called on April 20 about 4:53 p.m. to assist officers of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
“A CBSA officer was conducting an inspection check of a man’s entry documents, including a COVID-19 document,” police said in a release. “A review by the Public Health Agency of Canada officer deemed the document to be fraudulent.”
Police charged a 57-year-old man for utter forge document. He was released on a Form 9 Appearance Notice and is slated to attend Brampton court on July 5.
Anyone with information regarding this matter is asked to contact the Airport Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-453-3311, ext. 3120. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.