Open in app Sign up Sign in Write Sign up Sign in ![\\"\\"](\\" # HOAX: Canada has not ‘begged’ Kenya for one million immigrants ## The government of Canada has refuted the claim, which is similar to a previous one from Nigeria ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" ![\\"PesaCheck\\"](\\" PesaCheck · Follow Published in PesaCheck · 4 min read · May 17, 2019 \-- 1 Listen Share ![\\"\\"](\\" An article published by Diaspora Messenger claiming that Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begged President Uhuru Kenyatta for one million immigrants is a HOAX. The information which was also shared on Facebook claimed that a memo had been sent to the Kenya Embassy in Canada, stating that a new Employment and Migration Programme will allow Kenyans wishing to live in Canada to first obtain job before traveling to the country, adding that Kenyan immigrants have been a strong force in Canada’s growth in all sectors of its economy. ## Mpilo Moyo ### Canada\'s Prime Minister begs Kenya President for one million immigrants. Trudeau and Kenyatta. The Prime Minister of… The Diaspora Messenger article references a previous one by CBTV, which cites Shadrack Scott, a spokesperson for the Canadian Labour Department, who allegedly stated that the one million people from Kenya would find work in Canada through a new Employment and Migration Programme designed for immigrants. However, a scrutiny of the Canadian government’s Labour Department’s website does not show any information on this programme, and there is also no Shadrack Scott listed on the government of Canada’s official website. Additionally, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the Canadian government organization that facilitates the arrival of immigrants into the country, has refuted the claims of this new programme, terming them as false. IRCC regularly monitors online misinformation and disinformation, and they have previously posted on their Facebook and Twitter accounts to clarify that no such programme exists. ![\\"\\"](\\" Furthermore, there have been similar claims about Prime Minister Trudeau asking for immigrants from Nigeria, which have been debunked by other fact- checking organizations. PesaCheck has looked into the claim that Canada’s Prime Minister begged Kenya’s president for one million immigrants and finds it to be a HOAX. 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Canada's PM begs for one million Kenyans