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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan, a" Y; \* h# ?) |8 b. H8 C ` `& I
National Affairs Writer
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' \0 m, H- ^ d. c' aImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.1 {' |. Z; ^8 z; j$ q5 m4 u
2 p k& r0 C2 e6 c9 g8 g“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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8 |& C" d5 i# f p+ s( \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.! i- V- X4 N/ ?- q4 C
* }$ m! s1 c# t8 ] x. l7 @The 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.( N: {7 F& }. I( J2 w( ?
3 N+ K$ |5 Y- A! q“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.; K ~# M. y3 \6 d6 x$ W: C
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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2 M. `! ?$ t# q0 g8 sCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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4 e* `8 Q( t, }3 n! l$ i3 V+ u! }Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.2 ^: T% G6 F" @
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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, ~. `% K# ?% A1 Y“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.& w$ x1 k+ r2 I* T4 C! z2 ?
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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.
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- g* ~& q: v8 mKenney 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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