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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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) _2 O0 D1 A( j$ D3 b) T& gRichard J. Brennan
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, A5 |/ s1 ^7 r! r( m; kImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.7 }8 L7 p$ @0 K! t. Y8 x
+ v; `" k. ]+ D: y“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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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.: }/ P1 _* K2 ?) a! T6 {
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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.
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0 v p$ e. D' z; ^! a' 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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# P8 o, M0 K" C! vThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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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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1 b# U- b, T8 H+ o! ZMost 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.8 }# E- F/ V+ d0 q7 S
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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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+ L+ G; t/ `- B% s, KKenney 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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