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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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0 d/ n' t+ k8 A2 P& o2 yRichard J. Brennan
, J& w' C: M5 e7 H5 O. |3 q: h3 wNational Affairs Writer 1 a( d; X3 G1 _( e( ]2 \
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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.3 l3 m7 a. i) ]& `' G }
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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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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.$ U# y. A* I: f7 d
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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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0 s, m5 |9 n- U, 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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7 ~, u, Z5 p$ z0 e9 qCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said./ T" g6 H2 N3 s5 {7 ]" `3 ]
" E2 ^6 ^" r! e0 N# f% mMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes." I9 k# U- `2 p
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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! v2 l5 s- k' t. _" j“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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+ T7 H9 E, C4 i: T( x/ ]" Z“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.$ K+ ?* K# l }" s) M
+ | m. ^! p: ` v$ N! m; kKenney 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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