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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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& }. |: a7 V4 b# O2 L1 qRichard J. Brennan. \" _; A! c' }& d
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+ a5 i) G" [9 x% \) S% ~: H. pImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.8 A( Y; @2 o# s3 w4 Z1 B* s% G/ K
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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.
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$ a ?' P7 a) U2 r8 @6 k5 CThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.) u* J, O& N: Y7 U
3 t) M( g( a7 k- A4 g- k“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.1 f$ }' b/ }# T
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.; S# e \$ x) n' l% X
+ s: ^! s0 o w5 K$ hCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.) C5 F; e! a5 _% q+ ~4 K
4 x, [ R4 f9 T# j1 U+ N6 YMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud./ ]& T9 Z- H* u* Q1 r
- \8 d* b# H, T) \/ ?( H1 V7 i“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.. u1 I9 T' u4 b- d" }) L& p
# R3 Y* f$ D7 v* Z6 X5 ?5 D7 ?“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.! y1 k+ u; N u% t, h' b: i
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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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