Ottawa will continue revoking citizenship of immigrants accused of misrepresentation
OTTAWA — Immigrants accused of misrepresenting themselves in order to get into the country will continue having their citizenship revoked, according to court documents sent Friday by the Justice Department.
Ottawa will not heed the demands of two civil society groups and impose a moratorium on its practice of citizenship revocation, said lawyer Angela Marinos, in a letter to the Federal Court.
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) launched a constitutional challenge to the federal law because they say there is no proper appeal process.
They argue the government should stop all citizenship revocation until the matter is settled in court. The government confirmed on Friday it won’t be doing that.