Canadian security services have identified at least 30 high-ranking members of Iran’s government who are currently hiding in Canada.
Canadian border authorities have identified nearly 30 suspected senior Iranian officials who they believe should be barred from remaining in the country under a federal ban, amid a widening conflict in the Middle East that could see more regime officials seek refuge.
The Canada Border Services Agency has been investigating 95 cases involving possible high-ranking members of the Iranian regime, up from 66 last June, according to figures provided by the agency.
Of those 95, the CBSA has identified 28 people it believes are inadmissible since senior Iranian officials were banned from the country in November, 2022. That number is up from 20 last year.
But the CBSA has so far removed only one official from Canada – a number that remains unchanged from last year.
This does not include run-of-the-mill illegals; the group is composed of former cabinet members, IRGC members, senior military and intelligence officers, former ambassadors, former judges, and top-ranking civil servants.
This has been a problem for years, but the rate of entry seems to have accelerated since shortly after Operation Midnight Hammer.
BREAKING: Iranian Regime officials and clerics are reportedly starting to flee to Canada out of fear of regime collapse.
When the Islamic Regime collapses in Iran, its rulers will try to flee to Western nations, where they will continue spreading their radical ideology. pic.twitter.com/vzqYGMnyre
— Dr. Maalouf (@realMaalouf) March 14, 2026
BREAKING: The number of Islamic regime officials and supporters, including Shia clerics, defecting to Canada has increased. This footage recorded at Toronto International Airport shows the arrival of a Shia cleric and his family at the airport. Canada has long been a safe haven… pic.twitter.com/VERwHpfvcX
— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) March 13, 2026
🚨BREAKING: The Shia cleric who was filmed at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, arriving from Iran together with his family, has been identified as Hojjatoleslam Morteza Tayyebi. He has recently obtained Canadian citizenship.
Unfortunately, the government of Canada is… pic.twitter.com/trkOT21Yxo
— David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) March 14, 2026
According to a statement by Canada’s Conservative Party, Iranian officials fleeing to Canada to keep from getting killed, never mind the amount of blood on their hands, are eligible for asylum because they are in danger.
Some political hay is being made, but Canada ceased to be a serious country some years ago.
PM Mark Carney denies claims of 700 Iranian regime agents in Canada, noting 239 visas have been revoked but only one removal has occurred.
The government reiterates that 28 cases are under review, with 170 investigations ongoing and 10,000 IRGC members already blocked. pic.twitter.com/bbzUMaj7yy
— Juno News (@junonewscom) March 11, 2026
Though, given what we went through with Joe Biden’s “give us your scammers, your terrorists, your mental defectives” policy, I suppose I should be more generous.
There are over 700 Iranian regime officials in Canada. The federal government has only removed one. pic.twitter.com/qXLrUUNAgh
— Andrew Lawton (@AndrewLawton) March 12, 2026
Some of these “refugees” have already engaged in acts of violence and intimidation against legitimate Iranian refugees, indicating their role as more of regime enforcers among the Iranian diaspora than actual fellow refugees.
For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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