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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1024246" data-attributes="member: 12952">Ottawa revoking citizenship of more than 3,000 after fraud investigationThe&nbsp; Canadian citizenship of more than 3,000 people is being revoked and&nbsp; thousands of others who hold permanent resident’s status will be denied&nbsp; the chance to swear allegiance to this country as the federal government&nbsp; cracks down on fraudsters who have not met the basic requirements to&nbsp; become a citizen.Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told a news conference on Monday&nbsp; that his department, with the help of the Canada Border Services Agency&nbsp; and the RCMP, is targeting people who game the system by faking the&nbsp; amount of time they have spent in Canada.The rules say immigrants must have resided here for at least three of&nbsp; the four years immediately prior to filing their citizenship&nbsp; application. But Mr. Kenney says thousands of people have found ways to&nbsp; fake proof of lives spent in Canada – many with the assistance of&nbsp; crooked immigration consultants. The going rate for simulating residence&nbsp; for a family of five is about $25,000, said the minister.“In many jurisdictions around the world, simply having a Canadian&nbsp; passport can double your salary. It can give you access to some of the&nbsp; highest quality health care in the world at no cost,” he said. “It can&nbsp; give your children access to subsidized post-secondary education at our&nbsp; excellent colleges and universities, and, of course, can represent a&nbsp; political insurance policy.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1024246, member: 12952"] [B]Ottawa revoking citizenship of more than 3,000 after fraud investigation [/B] The Canadian citizenship of more than 3,000 people is being revoked and thousands of others who hold permanent resident’s status will be denied the chance to swear allegiance to this country as the federal government cracks down on fraudsters who have not met the basic requirements to become a citizen. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told a news conference on Monday that his department, with the help of the Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP, is targeting people who game the system by faking the amount of time they have spent in Canada. The rules say immigrants must have resided here for at least three of the four years immediately prior to filing their citizenship application. But Mr. Kenney says thousands of people have found ways to fake proof of lives spent in Canada – many with the assistance of crooked immigration consultants. The going rate for simulating residence for a family of five is about $25,000, said the minister. “In many jurisdictions around the world, simply having a Canadian passport can double your salary. It can give you access to some of the highest quality health care in the world at no cost,” he said. “It can give your children access to subsidized post-secondary education at our excellent colleges and universities, and, of course, can represent a political insurance policy.” [/QUOTE]

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