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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney! u3 f& V$ h% B$ f! O
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Richard J. Brennan
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2 @6 V$ b0 q" b- t& IImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently." v+ W* p' o2 y/ Y: [
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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. {9 F Z- S# N5 }/ c
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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.; Q h) ], Y" D' L8 L+ @
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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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“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.9 H8 w1 v5 y* i4 R" E) d; L0 C
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.( L0 ]1 G- l$ T! y% J$ V+ A4 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.+ U5 q; ?6 g- u; a: O/ X
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.- Q5 y& A+ \$ V8 p
5 x. w6 C1 R8 y# {& uSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.+ E Q1 _. ]! D9 s0 h/ d9 z4 b
: ?+ q: r1 ?4 q" y$ A“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.& d4 L' z2 O7 ]- t- M0 N& `/ J
9 x3 U' `$ H5 _! s0 U# CKenney 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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