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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney2 Q4 d5 y) t, Q* h. ^* u
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National Affairs Writer
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. E8 W; f# H1 z! c9 ?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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" h- w' ?- M K2 b. n“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.
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: @- g4 T' |* N% Q- k4 dThe 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.# ~! E* u3 w9 d' {" _6 ?! y/ ^
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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.6 Q8 a1 v: u# i
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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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r0 Y& S; z! L8 a& K- N4 dCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.7 N3 w0 I. B0 y3 Y! Z
9 `# ^ e( u5 {& }/ wMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes./ {' Q" k8 `# n: c
$ J+ j5 ~" l3 Q4 c9 W! d. YSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
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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.9 G/ f z7 {4 g) ~: C
% w; U: P% p: t. Y# aKenney 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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