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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney s* Z# G& C( \, |! F
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National 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 O8 O! i: P6 R7 V
3 h# s. }! v& W" W$ H. g“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." D3 I& t( W+ Z {. r2 h' D. }
/ N6 H, R7 f3 V- J. h# DKenney 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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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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$ U4 ]0 W. Q+ D6 l" P$ B" |“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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H; u5 f) z/ k/ C; SThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.( {3 p1 S% l" X+ C$ }4 b
2 J1 B" \2 a0 a/ {Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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* n" Z* J C0 f' Q% m% f0 F( YMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.8 a$ M& t4 Q( ^, I( T
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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6 J2 b5 t5 `1 \ K1 e“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.. v4 _; @4 p6 E+ K- A+ f: O" {6 W4 t
2 v0 ~1 f* U- ]2 t. l“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.2 u! e. V2 r- @) q7 i9 R% D
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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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