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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan
, Y% U- z* B5 s) Y; hNational 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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5 ^0 s3 v! m( s2 \4 e: v: R$ {“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.) u+ U+ ?% Y8 W* ]2 [9 C" ~
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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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k* U1 u8 k- e! K; x2 fThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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8 M* c/ H- R1 }) a1 Y, b" ?“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.7 N9 P4 w5 i, S3 a: B0 f% G
3 R0 F+ e W: R% r, QThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.0 @: _& G' i2 E- f
( {3 {' ^7 @3 tCitizenship 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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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.0 O) b3 r4 B% l0 n/ t7 {
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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.) ?3 ?, T' z) k: S: l/ v( J* U
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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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! D P$ \" W8 f5 vKenney 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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