Fact-check: Canadian government 2024 visa sponsorship jobs WhatsApp message is a hoax 

The visa sponsorship jobs in Canada in 2024 WhatsApp messages are fake. The opportunities are shared on a fake website without connection to the Canadian government.

Writer: Makur Majeng

A widely shared WhatsApp message that the Canadian government is recruiting over 650,000 workers in 2024, with over 470,000 jobs available for application, is a hoax.

“This is open to all individuals who wants to work in CANADA. Here is a great chance for you all to work conveniently in Canada,” reads the WhatsApp message in part. 

The message provides an application link and sketchy details about the program’s benefits and requirements.

The screenshot of the link on WhatsApp

Once a user clicks on the link, a page with a text headlined “JOB RECRUITMENT CANADA 2024” appears. The text states that both skilled and unskilled people are being recruited.

A screenshot of the first website interface that appears upon clicking the link

A form is attached. An applicant is expected to enter personal details, including name, applicant’s country, mobile phone number, email, gender, region/state and occupation. A drop-down of optional occupations is also given where applicants are supposed to select.

A screenshot of the webpage, which asks users to enter personal information

Once that information is provided, another page indicates that the application is in process and asks to validate your name to proceed to the next stage.

Screenshots of where it asks users to validate by re-entering their name 

An applicant is then asked to share the link with other WhatsApp users. “The Visa form page will not load if the link is not shared,” the advert warns. This is typical of phishing scams, where one’s personal information is taken, but the purported offer is never given.

The screenshot of the last webpage that asks users to share on WhatsApp

Claim Verification:

211 Check thoroughly searched credible Canadian government online platforms and found no official announcement or information about such a recruitment program for 2024.

The link provided in the WhatsApp message does not lead to a legitimate opportunity website for obtaining a Canadian job.

The details provided in the WhatsApp message, such as covering travel expenses, housing, accommodation, and medical facilities, are not in line with typical Canadian government job recruitment programs.

PesaCheck also investigated this claim and found it false.

Conclusion:

211 Check finds a WhatsApp message claiming Canadian government job recruitment for 2024 is a hoax. The opportunities are shared on a fake website without connection to the Canadian government.

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