Ottawa Seeks to Track Exit of Temporary Visas Holders Canada’s Immigration Minister, Lena Diab, has expressed a desire for her department to begin tracking the number of individuals on temporary visas who depart the country. Currently, federal bodies like the CBSA and IRCC lack an easy method for monitoring these departures. Diab intends to implement this tracking using digital tools, citing other countries that already do so.

• Canada’s Immigration Minister wants to track temporary visa holders departing the country.
• There is currently no simple way for federal bodies (CBSA, IRCC) to monitor these departures.
• The minister plans to use digital tools to implement this tracking.
• She believes Canada should adopt this practice, as other countries do.