Iran: Kam-biz Sheikh-Hassani

Iranian-Canadians Dept: There are about 120,000 Iranian-Canadians in Metro Vancouver, according to Kam-biz Sheikh-Hassani, charg d'affaires of Iran's embassy in Ottawa, according to Vancouver Sun. The only place in Canada where these documents can be obtained is through Iran's embassy in Ottawa, which means Iranian-Canadians living elsewhere must send valuable documents such as birth certificates and passports through the mail, Sheik-Has-sani said and iran wants to open a consul-ate in Vancouver to serve the city's Iranian-Canadian population, but a federal government policy prohibits it. Sheik-Hassani said in a statement that many Iranians living in Canada have business interests or family members in Iran and because Iranian law does not recognize dual citizenship, they must use Iranian travel documents to enter the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.