Category Archives: Canadian Citizenship

Immigration Minister to Make Announcement About 2,900 People Under Investigation for Citizenship Fraud

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Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is scheduled to speak to the press tomorrow and is expected to announce that 2,900 people will be stripped of their Canadian citizenship for providing fake proof of residency. Most of the individuals under investigation were clients of a small number of consultants who offered to help people qualify for citizenship through fraudulent means. […]

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Fewer Test-Takers Passing Canadian Citizenship Exam

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Since the federal government increased the passing grade on the Canadian citizenship exam from 12/20 to 15/20 in 2010 and increased the number of topics that the test covers, failure rates have nearly quadrupled, from approximately 4 percent in 2009, to 15 percent in 2011, according to a report by Cary Mills of the Globe and Mail. Mills notes that the increase in exam […]

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