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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney2 y0 v7 {6 e9 c1 U9 _, x" r- j I
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! J1 Z- j4 M" g' D( c; tNational Affairs Writer
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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.7 W8 M- ]! i! B* V0 {
3 Q: O ?! |. M( N“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.* x6 w2 d) U4 L5 d j
+ }0 c; G0 _) l: m% D2 L, jKenney 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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M1 ? i, _* a( I" dThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.& ^( f0 J$ E# K+ \: T
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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.+ a: u3 r1 E" q) m U& i
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.: B* A- G' A7 V% M9 ^
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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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O% @0 V* O! e. R6 Y- n) {Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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I9 q3 O6 m1 [% \Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.0 h3 u; e8 o, Q" V1 s2 s& z
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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.; M+ S7 A+ Z' C
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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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