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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney7 m$ s+ Y7 Z$ M' b T; C0 H
7 i: c, ]) S9 [) lRichard J. Brennan9 Z- C0 P2 R; I4 P) L1 H a
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.
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) U4 b3 p. U1 P- R4 i. w“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.: K) T8 W1 a% V( L
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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.
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! |; B) E9 }9 V3 S: x- f4 | B3 qThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.3 S) g; f9 g5 k ~
/ O! z; d) ^' h, Y. ^“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.3 S% @! l$ @# ~ _* _
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.- l; h$ f' u* W8 G% f
/ J) C& z( t5 c: {. W0 KCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.3 ]2 Q/ ^# V! S; Q" C K' r
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: Z- U4 {6 \! b8 k# A5 YSpeaking 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.4 Q2 k) R( o2 h2 z) O
@# g: }+ f M6 Y% Q4 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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