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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan
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2 I; n0 \% z7 o7 W$ j* E$ z8 cImmigration 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.) V' [7 x" Q1 J! ^9 ]" K
# D/ V" m C/ w; x: {9 I, V: p- e7 K5 [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.9 V* D e0 Q" G
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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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% U; a* ]8 L( H8 O& J A8 d" bThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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1 C+ X6 t2 P* ^1 }0 _( M/ KCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.( L0 G5 R# e7 b( R, z7 |
8 c$ j' Z5 k3 R3 m$ k& vSpeaking 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.. H2 x5 M7 o8 a1 W' i
$ F) {3 M' f0 i; v! {“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.: \. Y3 X* f& `/ 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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