Federal Government: Permanent Residents

Immigration System Dept: The Montreal raid is part of an initiative by the federal government to find and punish those who are abusing the immigration system in their quest to gain Canadian citizenship, according to CTV. Another 5,000 permanent residents have been flagged for living outside of the country and the RCMP is set to raid an unknown location in Montreal where 1,000 families claim to live, as part of a crackdown on those believed to be cheating the immigration system, News has learned. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced on Monday that his department has begun the process of revoking citizenship from up to 3,100 individuals, as investigators probe nearly 11,000 people suspected of lying to become citizens of Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.