A diplomatic dispute between Canada and India appears to be having a big impact on a Brampton business that helps people who travel back and forth between the two countries.The owners of Apna Bharat, a passport and visa service in Brampton which has mainly Indian clients, say business is down by about 80 per cent as tensions between India and Canada continue.
Behl and Raheja, husband and wife, said they spent much of Tuesday fielding calls from concerned clients who have bought tickets to go to India for the religious festival Diwali on Nov. 1."My business is down by 80 per cent and I'm not even joking about it," Behl, an immigration consultant, told CBC Toronto on Tuesday.On Monday, Canada expelled six Indian diplomats from India as the RCMP took the step of warning the public about safety threats linked to Indian government officials.
"They haven't banned or stopped anything as of now, so we're telling them to hold off for now, and hold onto their tickets, if they can. Give us a couple more days so that we can get the best information for them and get back to them." Immigration consultant Money Behl says: 'My business is down by 80 per cent and I'm not even joking about it.' "As you know, Diwali is approaching, and a lot of people actually go to India at this time. I would say 50 per cent of people would go to India at this time because of the holidays," she said.