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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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, f% g% {2 |) O: w. N( y ERichard J. Brennan# O1 M" q! h' L$ {
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5 v( c' z8 z3 eImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.) }2 C' Q. g p
! o0 |/ H# m) t7 t0 z B; o“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.0 ^+ Z" e+ F2 q- F
?% E- R, N: N }) \- RKenney 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." T" a8 g6 l8 H
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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.
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% h) L5 ^' z; RThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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( S0 _/ j7 k. h! B" ICitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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+ j" e& I" E6 A* KMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.; M* Z+ a8 W; m9 }. J0 K, J" j. R
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.) M! k/ t! y3 T6 `, Z% J
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“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.# d8 T* l. {) x6 Q' g V
3 b" t. O; @! _$ a4 M) e$ h“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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* J1 v/ V" W/ w gKenney 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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