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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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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.
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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.* }6 U0 c5 W( ?
" c7 c/ x" m e) u. R8 OThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.3 }3 I% e; J m2 X) q$ Y
4 R% J8 w$ n3 c# H“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.6 n9 i. O& }6 |9 f9 T. N1 C
9 s0 T) |) h2 _. jThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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" T. B0 r4 c2 q: o) z4 x) E$ O9 ?Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.7 `0 ?: y" G/ M0 a# z+ _+ p* `
3 h( j$ I5 G( V8 {5 E) j vMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.: M9 o- E5 B1 L* {. g
! d( J1 D! Y9 t/ t; C6 ISpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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t' h5 n9 |! |2 W1 A9 f“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.4 n# {# W5 s) P+ e: o9 s
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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. R& f9 \3 [5 t8 e# F
6 B$ u# y2 p- d, ? U4 H$ q1 XKenney 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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