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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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$ l4 E% e4 ]( V t$ n y( }. d y1 FRichard J. Brennan
, N6 e9 v: z( p6 S1 }; T6 Z4 K# }! 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.
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& a6 J8 O. y; D1 x“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.# Z8 g0 m+ d; @; E
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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.
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U" j i& ] h7 H* LThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.4 g5 o8 X& L6 n, Z. u9 j
: @8 C) d1 R3 @7 U& p“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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, ^* ^. C" N+ m; Z) AThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.4 H) S. W7 |1 Q- U }/ m
* {0 i" o: H+ @# A( Z4 t' ~2 g x. A6 l# oCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.4 l: f' P$ m2 V5 {" `' T/ U
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.: Z- k7 p, Z& I6 v& t6 ?8 R
2 w8 v/ G9 P: _! P. o) y: g" z# H. tSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.- A0 Q& W& a+ Q
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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. R6 U: x. Y K* G/ j. A2 b) {
! F& Z- q( S$ o- Z1 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.1 [' c) [! y. T- T6 q
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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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