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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney3 n- u0 ?) Y) t
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4 f R* z z( N0 Z: u. U6 F# ^3 ZNational Affairs Writer ! D2 ?0 y4 m7 P4 }" P& b
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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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1 g3 p& W* ~9 A2 s, ~1 O“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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" ~( n9 n$ T3 q; y* D) XKenney 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.. o/ W5 ~; i3 Q
6 R* g* m' b! c: F, UThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.8 p' e1 i) }' ?/ }, a
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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.1 O/ `) e. w% v
1 ~: J; y# g4 WThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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, H0 n$ x# i5 d; |8 J3 ]7 dCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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- A& S0 j4 D3 T$ M5 h8 Q( Z$ tMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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# o6 A3 L) E- a: b+ C- R) g4 q4 e r0 sSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.& {, v9 q$ Z) X3 t5 C! _# ^( 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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# P/ I$ P; f, ^$ p- W. _$ T* y“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.6 n4 z8 N" ~- Y6 n B+ ` E, |5 w
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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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