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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney/ O/ D( c9 V: e3 W5 f# X
) D" O% T( n/ F1 O: Q/ NRichard J. Brennan
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* H. p2 Q% C8 R6 R8 X, |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.: b0 K- v3 {5 z
3 P9 ]2 g, w, l+ i“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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6 S- t4 @! n- ?% z j# }& {8 bKenney 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.# I+ j3 F2 H" W9 O; L+ {
# j& n3 h! X/ A. P: z' ^4 c% JThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.+ d* P9 X& R* Z
: w5 C% G; G7 [6 W! J/ w“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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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.. z$ ^6 }+ M a2 Z
4 Z5 C( t# J d* R. FCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.: w( n, X) L0 D/ p q
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.$ x, `- _. c! Z6 a% v% h
- l$ G2 y# ~4 V" l. b# pSpeaking 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.: F" W% G; Q: Y8 S. c; K8 Y2 y4 s
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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./ N8 l! k: L# @ i3 Q, c
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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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