Originally Posted by
Jay71
But so many little things could have prevented this: having someone go into the luggage area for a quick look, getting a translator, etc.
Unless things have changed with Immigration, I do believe that he had to go to the Immigration counters or office after customs to sign the landing papers and before picking his luggage. The IO usually asks some basic questions wrt landing papers, like where one is going to live so that they can send the PR card and proof of funds ( in this case his mother's address and info since she was sponsoring his settlement). Was his first port of entry other than YVR? How did he communicate with the IO if he couldn't speak English?