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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney2 {- ~* I' m: Y
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Richard J. Brennan' V3 Y' w# p; `& j& @
National Affairs Writer
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' F5 t/ f! R' MImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.! Z' w1 z& C* I' V" X; p; Y. }" v
' f) c: A8 v0 V/ A* T7 V“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.% p/ c& T) B- ?' x4 H/ b& A
! Q: X- f, @/ y2 k+ z$ `8 k$ CKenney 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.$ l* {9 q2 H" _7 N4 d9 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.5 b) L( ~2 a/ ` J3 a
5 b9 B! i Y4 ^& z“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.0 n# i" L! ]% F9 N
- T5 [* Q( w+ ECitizenship 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.
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7 Y) c8 w7 I, D9 F( y5 U0 }" R& ?# r- H7 |Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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( } R' l! r3 H2 W0 V0 s“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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“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." `; P4 u6 J7 } p
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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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