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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney, O3 @! @' e" I+ v& [7 l
- Q% n7 l" {8 ~% z( iRichard J. Brennan
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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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“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.. g% F& B8 P2 C) n
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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.1 a$ P' V& s1 q" I/ e
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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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, q% j! p9 F. M5 S4 ^( @ O y/ ~2 f“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.' t( b) y. v0 @' e
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.5 N! F4 Q, T- x: I" v, S$ Q
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Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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0 X/ v& w# R8 W& d; H; Y/ MSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.5 z+ S/ l+ _; P$ D: T" Y
6 {) h4 `2 P& D' K R; o( `0 _“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.# F, t: Z f9 e5 ?! c4 l
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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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- v0 r9 ?* |) k Q: h& \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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