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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
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5 ^( I; `& r+ E& T( `Richard J. Brennan
: T( c8 e: p% @5 yNational Affairs Writer - u3 h' l. I* S7 F' m* }
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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.0 P0 w. K, U9 H7 U- f8 R
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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." Z( H/ k5 {% ]/ q4 z, T3 L+ J
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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., G; M& Z4 g' }
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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.9 |* H1 G+ [) R, y8 U; z( i; V( I
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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.9 ~' J0 [; M& |8 X& z# u/ D
7 x7 c. `9 h2 ?2 x; A9 JThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
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) f3 D. }# V5 O% ?* C+ E1 zCitizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.( u; {; ]' U7 N% Q0 z
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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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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.5 F& q3 S: H0 R7 q& Y
, U8 r9 ]# K! o% D“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.# s4 Z4 X* n; r1 y8 o
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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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