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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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Richard J. Brennan
: L+ q3 p/ M) i, {# k2 \9 oNational Affairs Writer + ?8 L r7 U: T" `9 J
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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.; I1 l2 q7 L7 r) O/ O
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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 O' A; V" T, h. w/ e* w5 \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./ Z' _7 H& d) {) ^
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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.% e9 Z. J9 [0 b1 s5 _5 f
( C$ T+ e: g T0 E/ M. L“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.
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# k* n6 S' v+ {6 TCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said., ~" H: q) I$ O$ c8 v' |
/ a G) C. x+ s4 z4 O/ yMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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* b) @( R S0 TSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.4 s5 G @* B7 X+ T0 B0 C" X
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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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2 g# i0 l" d* [3 Y3 m$ W6 S“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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