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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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! [- z2 f( J' u9 Y# D8 S2 BImmigration 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.' J. ^# Z/ a, f6 E8 T( 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.
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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.+ W/ N% _* R, e! K* L* l) P
, Q0 j2 m. R) a B' e7 _“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.' Y9 U9 l5 c" n
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Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.3 f, q% K: ~7 O( e
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.2 w8 J- V# R7 n
, K2 J, ^$ ?9 O: O {7 L“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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& Y0 A; [8 E$ X7 @8 G5 i' G“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.) Y" ~, `4 @9 u) q+ n
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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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