1. Yes there are rare cases when things work out but there are many stories where things don’t work out. We don’t have a lot of information about this story.1) I personally know someone who was issued an exclusion order (BSO saw his phone to determine that he was driving a taxi without authorization) at a POE in 2015. He hired a lawyer and eventually got a new work permit and got the exclusion order cancelled. Came to Canada in 2007 and received PR in 2019.
2) This person Mann015 has not stated whether his original WP of 2 years was still valid at the time he went to the border or not. Assuming that that had expired, he then had 90 days to pursue a restoration of status application.
3) A departure order is much more lenient than a deportation order and an exclusion order. The BSO did not have evidence but rather a gut instinct. This person did not work but at the same time did not disobey other conditions (like work for someone else or study without authorization).
2. Based on the dates he stated he would have been out of status when they tried to flagpole. he didn’t actually qualify for flagpoling because he was not from a visa exempt country.
3. Farming work permit is a very specific work permit. There is always a shortage of farm workers because it is a tough job so this story doesn’t make a lot of sense. There is no mention of contacting anyone about the lack of job on the farm although the farmer had applied and needed workers. How long did they remain on the farm trying to work before they went to Brampton? Did they move into the dormitories? Did they try to contact their visa officer or the government. Did they not try and find another farm looking for workers? If the person had family in Brampton why did they not start out looking for a job there. Had OP already applied for a TRV and was denied? Had he applied for any other permits/visas? How did they get the farm working job. Unfortunately farm work and trucking industry have a lot of sketchiness going on when it has to with immigration. Did their relative support another grown man for 2 years including paying for a trucking course and relocation from BC to ON. How did they find this trucking job that already had an LMIA? What exactly did CBSA find on the phone at the border? Just saying we have a fraction of the information.