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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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" R j3 f6 z1 l' @" ^, Z5 GRichard J. Brennan
5 G+ Z" Q5 D; VNational 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.9 j! s: [6 N% L+ G( {( d- y' v
6 C) T6 |9 _. \) l“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.1 g: F8 t& f4 v/ }8 Q
0 b4 S) @" Y% M. I; U0 jKenney 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.
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5 ^+ [0 M- A3 `+ ]- a7 Q“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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) f& J5 e. K0 j% U0 T) |They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.2 i* ^, i9 s t! u
7 l5 C6 i! Y4 d3 aMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.3 e4 m% d& Y9 |) D. }
* Q; @7 }& c( H$ A8 YSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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; P7 q" E1 T) b; u2 Y8 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." G/ b& M4 M8 J' h
/ n g1 v: x0 W: 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.
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' }1 `* b6 j$ [5 N; [, SKenney 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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