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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan% P, c/ e9 [2 r% b' h b L( k- m
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# e! W1 m2 b! d4 O& s# ]# b% LImmigration 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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“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.& w) }' y" `& V( Y3 j
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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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) i8 v& L. c3 F! IThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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7 Y* I) b1 p- d' \, l8 ^; j" K, y“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.7 ^( i, R! ~7 c( ~
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They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.7 e( D" Y9 Y; U
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Citizenship 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.
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D. K- R4 g) R9 kSpeaking 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.) T5 b" k# r! O7 S* ?2 S# p
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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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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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