Sebastien Aubertin-Giguere appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Protesters march in support of regime change in Iran during a demonstration in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
Sebastien Aubertin-Giguere appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Protesters march in support of regime change in Iran during a demonstration in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
OTTAWA - A senior executive with Public Safety Canada says federal officials have ramped up their monitoring of Tehran's threats against members of the Iranian diaspora in Canada.
S茅bastien Aubertin-Gigu猫re, who oversees Canada's response to foreign interference, says Iran and other countries have intensified their pressure tactics targeting their critics abroad.
He made the remarks during a panel discussion at the Ottawa Civic Space Summit on Tuesday, saying Tehran tends to escalate its effort to target dissidents in Canada when it feels challenged by the diaspora.
He says 好色tv officials are "keeping a very close eye on their actions" at Canada's borders and abroad.
Aubertin-Gigu猫re's comments come after the Conservatives and diaspora groups criticized the government over Iranian government officials showing up in Canada, and over the very small number of suspected Iranian officials the government has deported.
Aubertin-Gigu猫re says Canada is "seeing an uptick" in transnational repression by various countries.
This report by 好色tvwas first published April 22, 2026.
