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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney7 L6 Z; t* ?6 @ l1 u
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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.( t2 ^* Z0 }* u9 x, k
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“We are in the process of notifying them that we will be revoking their citizenship because Canadian citizenship is not for sale,” Kenney told the Economic Club of Canada.
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6 X/ N' g1 }$ i4 Y! hKenney said some of the individuals are believed to have used “unscrupulous” immigration consultants who submitted fraudulent applications on behalf of people who did not meet the qualifications for citizenship.
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: R/ o7 e/ i1 f9 ^6 ?/ \The 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.( t) y+ r Y# N( e) X
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“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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3 |8 V8 g+ r P$ _Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.0 ^2 _, g( k2 k: U" r: H
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.2 c# O* e2 B4 ]5 t, _* B' X3 Q3 E. p
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“For those who simply touch down and try to get a Canadian passport as a … passport of convenience, who don’t pay our taxes but who do consume our social benefits, I think that’s dishonourable,” he told reporters after delivering a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade.
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“There are many ways that we are combating immigration fraud and abuse of our generosity, whether it is from [bogus] asylum claimants, crooked immigration consultants, people smugglers [or] people who are abusing our citizenship program,” he said.
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Kenney also announced that Canada will soon be introducing multi-year visas for low-risk visitors from around the world that will last 10 years. |
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