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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan# M9 j9 E* l/ E$ O, v3 ~
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7 ^1 r9 y4 \3 J$ Z5 h9 OImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently. I7 Z0 r2 I/ |4 U' S6 v
% `0 S9 g# d" e“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.! _( t) P, `* D0 Q# r& L6 @; Y
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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.
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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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3 h7 X# G0 }% X& nCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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* k# l7 s1 t' ^5 c1 |) \: h7 j1 b. uMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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2 n p( c7 c4 L- W/ N0 DSpeaking 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." U/ t' A, r- w4 Z$ `5 g( y$ ]; e
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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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) c/ s! s, s! Q) M+ Q8 SKenney 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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