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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan
2 j4 A/ R2 e- h* b. i- G4 X) LNational 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.
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: ?( j8 h, l" A9 @9 f“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.; t0 v6 I1 V& v9 e I
2 ?9 d* l, s" {5 mKenney 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.: h& W; o6 `: g _! R; s" V
' b% U) h& r+ G, q( k8 e“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.9 z9 p! ^3 v( y8 z e
$ r- Q: u2 \4 d" qMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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$ a2 c" c( A8 n8 K4 x3 C7 ]& o: YSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.# ^; ^ ^1 m# y/ W
: Q7 O& B6 N$ \4 e9 W7 O* S“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.4 k P x# p, e3 q
A# Y6 u3 K m0 v0 q$ n `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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