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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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9 ~ t6 M* o( K+ y4 Q/ Y4 i1 s. vRichard J. Brennan
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" T8 y+ ^5 `' v/ Z) r- c5 W$ wImmigration 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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8 F* |9 z9 _$ R* s“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.( v- R) C, y+ |4 G' f$ w
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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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+ d% ]# R! J/ Y& h! \! e“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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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.- X1 \) M4 k# j: v$ R
9 ?$ g0 X: n* H" |Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes. G) `; s( i1 @0 G" W& k
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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% G0 P* S- P- _“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.1 f8 U! @! k( h! w k5 x. {
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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. z5 R7 f+ C+ E" V: L2 q' Y
5 E. R# ?3 e, U' b/ WKenney 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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