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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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% O9 j4 m: I2 c$ S" gImmigration 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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“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.3 O6 b- z# n8 J7 Z7 ~
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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.! ^1 K* b& S) {, S" R) N9 J
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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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“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.6 o3 \% Y- x7 _! ^, I8 d
( T7 A2 m5 L1 Z5 [$ D8 R6 m2 GThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.2 k- |8 v: h7 ~/ v5 w* ]
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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.+ {" ~4 _& I4 N( _3 O
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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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.+ ?$ m6 C0 @2 f8 ?- N, |5 z+ j
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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.. ]' P4 f7 W2 Z$ A! c- e- |4 F5 m; y9 Y
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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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