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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan
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7 G, ~. }9 U) t& B3 |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.7 @% W7 `$ ?' n( M$ K% Y; x
* k+ ]2 }: b! z“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.8 a- l4 @! T q# J
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Kenney 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.8 ?+ H4 K+ t& \5 o& v( x2 ~: \
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The 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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6 F! z/ \6 D. V1 {2 e' K( Z“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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Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said., y) M) P3 D$ V* A% d
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.2 k3 Z# p2 y: @: E9 u
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.1 u) M/ n/ L3 o ?9 |9 G7 M
' K) e0 L% |: A* y" b4 ?, y+ ~“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.) y, q) Y( }" O! }9 S" i1 m
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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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