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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney+ c" Y% p8 v, ~9 a. X/ |; `2 D9 N
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Richard J. Brennan
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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.- a; b5 T( w, M, W
. P9 ^$ p5 ]" _4 F% v! V“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./ k2 d2 x: G1 O' U
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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.: O! z4 o8 O! I4 ~4 K) q1 z
( ?$ }, S% D, s2 m3 C5 ?( v: T& R' E$ tThe 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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0 m5 c: b5 R! AThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.) g* F) ^7 V- B# Q* e
/ S) d. u( G9 t% DCitizenship 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.% h( `# J6 b3 p ]/ Q7 z8 d5 I" h6 B
% f+ p8 W- w; y, O* f% N1 TSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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6 i) d0 Q5 Q- z- Y. T, d! e9 x) n8 t“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.& h# e$ u' t1 R: M6 ]4 I/ \
# Z. E$ k# L* ?# B% s9 |$ t" V“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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