Highlight of the Canadian government’s commitment to protecting Canada’s citizenship system from fraud and abuse: - The Government has revoked the citizenship of 22 people who obtained their Canadian citizenship through fraud or misrepresentation since the beginning of 2014 New measures: - Increasing penalties for fraud - Defining who is an authorized representative and providing authority to develop regulations to designate a regulatory body whose members would be authorized to act as consultants in citizenship matters - Refusing an applicant for fraud at any point in the citizenship process and barring them from reapplying for five years - Possible to revoke the citizenship of dual citizens convicted of serious crimes such as terrorism, high treason, treason or spying, depending on the sentence imposed
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:46:17 +0000