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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney: Q: O$ U0 c) g1 B8 B/ ]
1 K$ _. Z! ?2 v6 K4 w5 wRichard J. Brennan& y/ v5 h- r6 _0 V g9 l6 i
National Affairs Writer
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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.5 s: ?! }& f1 a. E
+ m$ P9 i# s1 t6 ~% b“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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7 V& j0 b- h/ a2 r( i+ rKenney 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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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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/ \" h: a( q; P/ Q O. G n' ~% w“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.9 D9 l7 P! O& l$ U& A
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Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.% H' J# c( v0 r# ^* I3 K
5 ~3 h, e w& |7 UMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.* n' J* E$ H5 U; k' _
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.' ?; E& g2 W* L4 b8 f6 t
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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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" ^$ N( y! E5 F- i! h: `7 x“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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