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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan5 c* K0 ~5 ~8 M+ q
National Affairs Writer
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6 j2 a+ A1 |7 @. QImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.( D/ z9 A5 w9 ]4 o
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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.+ [# j- L$ H2 } B1 x6 Z Y
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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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“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.& U; N/ H( ~3 s1 t9 J
9 h7 ?. a- K9 k- ?Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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, m- i3 ]0 s' tMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.; a) N) K1 h; o2 D3 ~2 H" r, Z" u0 J
: e0 o% `% @+ S( aSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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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.
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0 s9 W0 ^: I0 W9 Y7 z# S, A8 [“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.; l- d2 l C( {- }5 V
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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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