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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney2 E1 `( q# D: v3 \) j# S
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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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) A3 I3 o# ]! L6 u" L“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 O2 i! _9 o% r, K+ y* x
1 } w- ^! B! K' w7 C5 W: w8 bKenney 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." G b* p$ d$ P; N# l4 r8 J/ u5 R+ z
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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.! @! G( i8 r2 F$ z* e5 I! O4 m1 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.
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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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% x3 F4 j" w3 V6 Z. tCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.. ] x% q" N5 j& [. f. h; S
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Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
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; I/ e b$ F+ O* ^3 N" lSpeaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.# r% B3 r% ^) n$ A6 R2 R+ V
% J% C* F3 i# r“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.9 C j) _- b# t+ x
4 \! `$ R; s* o; f: e; x: ?2 |“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.& i: k& H. P1 s8 |5 p7 M$ L0 D
# V0 V( w( Q+ ~5 eKenney 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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