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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney; i( v9 z, u& V8 c) x8 ~
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7 H" K" ~5 O# k$ A8 W2 |7 {2 T& yNational 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." }5 p0 z5 @) C! n2 K- k3 w
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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.
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4 \9 ~. t3 v5 eKenney 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.' c- p8 o' p; _1 H) B8 [# ]
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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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5 ^& B' w, _1 a* x1 m0 X“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.5 D0 D& H% C* Z1 r) m: h
+ [' B! h# y& ?- g2 j5 _They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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, M$ q1 i' g' U, l2 ^0 p! C1 z, D: ICitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.; U, Z0 y, ~4 |0 b4 x0 e
, c/ u# G, \$ V+ S* {Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.* ^- N h! p: q: ?& U* B
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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.
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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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) ^/ b4 R, n4 m9 a w* l# P5 T# ~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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