Ottawa grilled over entry permit for IRGC-linked Iranian official

Canada’s opposition is demanding answers after Iran International reported that Mehdi Taj, an IRGC-linked Iranian football official, received a Temporary Resident Permit to enter Canada for the FIFA Congress and was turned back within hours. They want to know who approved the entry, when and how it happened, and why it bypassed rules. The government says the IRGC is banned and suggests revocation may have occurred; the case has become a test of Canada’s immigration safeguards and has sparked questions in Parliament and in the media.