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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney8 q0 u: V2 X! a* W" o
7 A N; g/ F( p8 O) D; b1 {9 h3 uRichard J. Brennan, ?" y& m- l7 I; q ~# w# r" _
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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./ X6 q- {7 b p, S+ ~- n& T
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“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.8 h% g3 G! J; k' Z
8 J& I# m* `; b* X! I5 AKenney 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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" W3 q; S- [( c% U8 ZThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.2 Q8 _, d/ w, T- F
- C2 B, t3 O. o8 g0 [( w; A“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.2 |* w3 q& N/ P" ]! k) e
. ^+ b: c0 b5 D! e" |: ~They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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& Q9 o7 P, s* vCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.8 E7 B' h( U4 ]& L
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.* D6 M( _4 M$ P8 R z" ~! L
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.- C# Q. {% ^- ~" ~- ~% U
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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.
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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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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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