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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan
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! S/ v ^! A; H O& E5 y, F2 [- T9 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! X* w2 V7 T' O
; |! w/ f9 @# s5 w* E7 m& Q2 f& IKenney 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.1 ~8 w! v1 v* H7 C- j% l
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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.4 \, h- U t* h. P
' I, ]. W3 t6 f' X# \They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.) ~8 n/ @- \& q' Q: @9 I# ]: U) Z8 }
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Citizenship 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.: [, l4 l2 u! A1 n6 i5 j
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud." z$ Z) j( s5 {: G& q7 f/ L
. e2 `2 W0 r" L$ B% N- a“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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' P6 v. v# h3 [4 z“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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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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