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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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/ g4 U3 F: H" M$ mRichard J. Brennan* h0 y( s% x$ j( W4 ^
National Affairs Writer
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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.+ `) T* h4 Q- B3 r0 e2 ^( h t
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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.* b! T1 c4 l- p3 u, t! v
) m0 F' ~) }- w d) q) hThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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6 c' H2 U- m) M# I“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.9 v5 k7 @ \' C1 \0 ?% I
; ]2 g h* Y9 L0 w( d7 uCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.1 r/ R# g6 {/ L3 Z: k
2 J% W9 t$ J% j7 q6 A: xMost 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.
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# o7 D5 ?' _, Q; ]1 ^“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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( c& A- x( x/ W! d* N“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.# O7 b$ v8 O6 C* |
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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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