EXCLUSIVE: Immigration admits citizenship was granted with “insufficient” documentary evidence
Canada’s immigration department admits it gave citizenship certificates to individuals “without sufficient supporting documentary evidence,” clarifying that ancestry doesn’t guarantee citizenship.
Canada’s immigration department admits that it gave citizenship certificates to individuals “without sufficient supporting documentary evidence,” after receiving a surge of citizenship requests due to a change in rules about ancestral citizenship claims from Bill C-3, but avoided answering questions about the number of applications that were approved and revoked.
A spokesperson for Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Canada told Juno News on Friday that “from the beginning,” they have been “very clear” that individuals who prove “Canadian” ancestry do not automatically qualify for citizenship.
Immigration lawyer Sergio Karas argues that the rules have been anything but clear, and the Liberal immigration department’s response is “more evidence” that the department headed by Immigration Minister Lena Diab is incompetent and attempting to play cover for the massive mistake.
