A Facebook page claiming to represent the Ethiopian embassy in Canada claims 10,000 such opportunities are on offer for Ethiopians and Eritreans, implying their visa and travel costs would be covered. The official stamp reads “Embassy of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia Ottawa”, not “Embassy of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia Canada”. Non-existent programmeThe Ethiopian embassy in Canada has not made any announcements regarding free work opportunities in Canada on any of its platforms. “The claim is incorrect; no such programme exists,” the ministry’s spokesman Erin Kerbel told AFP Fact Check. AFP Fact Check has previously debunked similar posts promising free travel and job opportunities in Canada and the US here, here and here.
