A woman in Richmond, Vancouver, British Columbia, has been convicted of immigration fraud for her false immigration documents involving multiple aspects of deception in the Yukon.
On Wednesday afternoon, Joyce Chang appeared before the Richmond Provincial Court for a hearing about her.
Chang was one of four Richmond residents accused of immigration fraud in December 2020 following a five-year investigation called Project Husky, which also included Qiong Joan Gu, her daughter Aillison Shaunt Liu (also known as Allison Shaunt Liu) and UCII employee Shouzhi Stanley GuoRichmond Provincial Court Judge Bonnie Craig said in the verdict that Yukon ***ian Young was initially charged in the case, confirming involvement in the crime, but later died of illness. The men were found to be involved in an immigration program, Chang's company, USA-Canada International Investment Inc (ucii)Falsified nomination certificates were submitted in support of 7 applicants who did not qualify for the Yukon Immigrant Investor Program (YBNP). It is reported that Zhang is accused of directly or indirectly telling the victim about a fictitious new YBNP project with low requirements and inducing the victim to invest. The trial has been delayed since it began in 2022In part, Chang couldn't find a lawyer. By the time the case finally came to the end, Chang had to defend himself. In January, the court ordered a stay of the proceedings against GU and LIU. In June, Guo was acquitted, and the only remaining defendant was Chang. Chang faces 11 charges of knowingly distorting the truthThis may lead to errors in the administration of the Immigration and Refugee Insurance** (IRPA);Convey false information to induce immigration to Canada;and use forged documents. 
In the judgment against Chang,Craig found all 11 of Chang's charges guilty. Chang showed an evasive attitude when providing direct evidence, and showed evasion and quibbling arguments when questioned by the court. Craig said: The court repeatedly asked her to answer a number of questions. She often evades the truth of the matter by giving impossible explanations and blaming others. In escaping the real answer. For example, she said that a lawyer and an immigration consultant controlled the application process, and that she hired people in China, who were later graduates of UBC, to write business immigration plans for applicants. Attorneys and consultants are hired to check forged certificates upon completion of the applicationChang's email revealed that she had instructed the fake business plan. Therefore, Chang's evidence could not prove that she did not commit a crime. Craig determined that Chang had deliberately falsified, such as spending $230,000 to make fake certificates, and trying to conceal that she had made payments to Gu. Chang transferred nearly $3 million of the $7.8 million submitted by the applicant to UCII to a company she controlled that had nothing to do with the Yukon. 
Craig argues that there is no reasonable conclusion other than that Cahng knew the nomination certificates were fake. 70 applications were invalidReasons include language not meeting the requirements. At the beginning of the program, Chang asked applicants to apply for a fake program, then proceeded to transfer investment funds from clients, pay fake nomination certificates, and finally submit an application, which was deemed genuine by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Craig said. In addition to the criminal proceedings, UCII and Chang are currently facing a civil lawsuit filed by a Chinese immigration company and more than 50 alleged victims of the Yukon Immigrant Program. It is important to remind everyone that the PR application should never be faked. First of all, it needs to be clarifiedThe Canadian immigration and immigration department is the most rigorous in reviewing the PR application, and the background check of the applicant is very comprehensive, not only will check whether the information submitted by the applicant to the immigration office is consistent each time, and obtain the records of **, etc., but also will conduct background checks in the applicant's country of nationality and long-term residence, as well as all countries where the applicant has lived for more than 6 months. In addition to logging in to obtain public information and contacting the person in charge by e-mail or **, the means of investigation may also include interviews and field visits.