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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney" b. W. n9 ^- z9 A1 Y K
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Richard J. Brennan
3 q1 F0 n; I+ b3 P B, RNational Affairs Writer
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: A% z/ a/ O9 Q1 r9 ?0 y' A! tImmigration 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.9 O6 M2 v# ?0 l7 D- @7 ]
- F/ q- n, D3 @3 [$ ZKenney 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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* f9 _+ y1 ~' f# N5 Q1 v$ UThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.# l* X' s# L4 ]5 ~
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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.
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7 I/ S5 z: @& l& @They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.1 z6 L; O" k) z }
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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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0 V: r/ h; ]& q3 q) k( gMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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( P. t9 I* O# b3 D, zSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.' T& }' @, P C" o
2 V- s6 m, B- x6 z“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.2 B8 `2 f, p( E1 D: B9 S9 f: n
- l2 g8 H, T3 ^8 p0 a5 c0 w1 ~“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.* C2 l* {1 T1 {' ?0 G/ ^
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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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