Q-1188 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj’s being denied entry into Canada in April 2026: (a) on what date was Mehdi Taj’s application for a temporary resident visa, or any other type of visa, received by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; (b) on what date was Mehdi Taj’s application processed, and what was the initial decision; (c) who made the initial decision; (d) on what date did the (i) Office of the Deputy Minister, (ii) Office of the Minister, first receive a file noting this application; (e) did the minister ever approve or take any action on this file after receiving it, and, if so, what action was taken and on what date; (f) did the minister ever approve or sign off on Mehdi Taj’s visa application, and, if so, on what date; (g) what is the minister’s explanation for how Mehdi Taj was able to board a flight to Canada and arrive at Pearson Airport; (h) what is the detailed timeline for this file, according to the department’s internal tracking documents including who received it, on what dates, and what decisions were made; (i) what are the details of all documents related to this file, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) title, (iii) sender, (iv) recipients, (v) file number; and (j) on what date did the government decide to revoke or rescind Mehdi Taj’s visa approval, and on what date was the Canada Border Services Agency notified of this decision?