The text appears in white, except for the second “you” which is capitalized and in red.Ĭut to a close-up of the second woman’s hands. If the person you sponsor uses social assistance, YOU will have to repay that debt. The following text fades onto the screen during his explanation: When the text fades off screen, David Manicom continues to speak:ĭAVID MANICOM: So if the person you sponsor uses social assistance during that period, you’ll be responsible for that and will have to repay that debt. The text is written in white and the words “three years” are capitalized and written in red. Sponsors are financially responsible for THREE YEARS. The following text fades onto the black screen during his explanation: The screen goes black as David Manicom begins to speak:ĭAVID MANICOM: The financial obligations of a sponsor are that you are responsible for a period of three years for the person you sponsor to come into the country. but they said, “She doesn’t want to come to you.” UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 2: After she left me, I filed a police complaint and police informed me after three days, like, she’s good in health and she’s found and. The lighting is the same as in his previous appearances on screen as he continues his interview: He was with his friends, and I realized then that this was all false.Ĭut to the man wearing a blue turban. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 1: I felt that he had now accomplished what he set out to do. Her silhouette is lit in the same fashion only her right shoulder is captured by light as she proceeds with her story: UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 1: When he left on the 24th of March in 2007, it all came crashing down.Ĭut to her silhouette appearing on the right side of the screen. She nervously scratches her fingers as she speaks: UNIDENTIFIED MAN: After marriage, everything changed, and after she arrived in Canada, I was nothing to her.Ĭut to a close-up of the first woman’s hands. His silhouette is lit the same way as previously and he continues his story as follows: His name is in red print and capitalized, the rest is in white print.Ĭut to the man wearing a turban. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada In other situations, unfortunately, Canadians are part of the fraud.Īs he speaks, the following text credits appear on screen: And you know, the sponsor has been tricked. He says the following:ĭAVID MANICOM: Sometimes you have a Canadian or permanent resident who meets a foreign national, perhaps while they’re travelling or over the Internet, and becomes convinced it’s a genuine relationship, whereas in fact the foreign national is using the relationship merely to get into Canada. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 1: I didn’t find anything untoward before he came to Canada.Ĭut to David Manicom appearing on the right side of the screen. She is shot from the shoulders and up, and minimal lighting reflects only off of her right shoulder. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 2: His marriage proposal came very quickly, about three weeks later. The contours of her hair are softly lit and the rest of the silhouette is darkened: The following subtitles appear and approximately midway, the image cuts to her silhouette. She is still nervously fidgeting as she continues to tell her story in French. That’s why I trusted her.Ĭut back to a close-up of the second woman’s hands. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: We knew each other a little bit.
His face is unrecognizable as it is completely darkened. His blue turban is highlighted with minimal lighting. He seemed to share them that’s what I thought.Ĭut to a silhouette of a man wearing a turban and shown from the elbows up.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 2: One thing led to another and I developed strong feelings for him. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 2: He and I met in a chat room.Ĭut to a close-up of her nervously fidgeting with her fingers as she continues to speak: She is speaking in French and the following English subtitles appear as she is speaking: She is shot from the shoulders and up, her hair is softly highlighted with light and her face is completely dark. I sponsored him and he came to Canada in 2006.Ĭut to another dimly lit silhouette. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 1: In 2005, we were married. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 1: I met my husband in 2002 in the hotel in Cuba that I was visiting for a week.Ĭut to a close-up of her hands as she continues to speak: Her face is in the shadows, the lighting highlights only her right shoulder. She is shown from the shoulders and up, in minimal lighting, to ensure anonymity. The word “scam” is capitalized and written in red.īoth sentences fade out and the following sentence fades in:Ī woman begins to speak as her silhouette appears on screen. Many Canadians marry people from other countries.īut sometimes, marriage is a SCAM to jump the immigration line. The video begins with the following text written in white and fading onto the black screen: