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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney- {1 P9 j5 g; M2 P$ S
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Richard J. Brennan
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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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( g" ^6 p# |) n: v/ Z“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.( e+ Z4 q8 U7 A6 D
9 k6 `5 J( I8 x" T3 s! K$ HThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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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.& v- T: `/ p; _$ }
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.8 ~1 u% [! M$ Z# L
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Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.9 j* O1 \! g2 A
9 J9 b q" \' J" L5 a; F3 t# t: ZMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.& |# e; l* D7 s( V+ ~
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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" J% a. V( ?) H$ h! }/ R“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." N4 x/ i8 b% k3 g, R; j2 l7 T, r
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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.9 W$ r& U c' I
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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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