John McCallum and Canadian Citizens

: The cases flagged represent just a fraction of the nearly half a million people who've become Canadian citizens in the last two years, but that doesn't mean improvements aren't necessary, Immigration Minister John McCallum said Tuesday."The vast majority of the cases are clear but we are not happy if even one case is fraudulently obtained and that is why we are vigorously implementing the recommendations of the auditor general," McCallum said, according to Metro News. Recommendations related to improving information sharing between departments will be implemented by the end of the year, McCallum said. Michael Ferguson report uncovered instances of people with serious criminal records and others using potentially phoney addresses among those who managed to secure Canadian citizenship thanks to holes throughout not just the Immigration Department but the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency as well. Another suggestion — that officers be given more power to seize fraudulent documents — is currently in a bill being debated in the House of Commons. The audit also revealed it took seven years for officials to cotton on to the fact a single address had been used by at least 50 different applicants during overlapping time periods. Among the cases caught by Michael Ferguson team: four people who were granted citizenship despite having criminal records that would render them ineligible, and two who were approved despite having committed crimes after passing a criminal background check. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.