A larger-than-life-size photo of Raghbir Singh Bharowal is plastered on the windows of his Surrey, B.C., immigration consultancy firm. He advertises services to hundreds of thousands of his followers on social media and has even announced plans to expand his business.

Signage beside his portrait on the exterior of his firm reads "Visa and Immigration Consultant."

But Bharowal doesn't have a licence to practise immigration consulting in Canada. It was revoked permanently by the College of Immigrat…