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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney+ M! y( H9 U, }; H
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Richard J. Brennan ^7 ?, h$ A. ~3 o& Z
National Affairs Writer 6 T; H1 w" [9 y# t, |! b; ^5 x
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9 i' c& {7 t) Y. \5 \& oImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.' v+ r2 Y; F% b) L9 ` G, a) ]
/ S1 j' G( Q+ `, g* q“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.$ E) z3 h/ H J) u/ X# E
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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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6 M/ }4 D7 Y/ a1 y4 c3 L; dThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.+ E H- z) G; J9 r
9 W/ p% @( O1 \ t' dThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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+ ]9 {$ Z1 V5 k/ A8 ~Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.4 T+ f+ a6 N" M$ F3 G
4 c3 U" B- y" n; Z' |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.- r4 i' W( x* W' I5 O. ~: g8 \
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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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“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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