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 4/10 Good --- network.nationalpost.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/DianeFrancis
| Financial Post editor at large Diane Francis blogs daily on business, financial matters and news in Canada and the United States ... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 --- 69 days ago http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/francis/archive/2008/05/15/policing-not
 Vancouver's skyline of often empty pied-a-terres populated by who and why? Condos in Vancouver and Toronto are often empty because they are addresses of convenience. Owners work abroad tax-free but pretend to reside in Canada to qualify for immigration, health care and other entitlements and ultimately citizenship for themselves and relatives. Here are two stories about residency fraud from a source with the initials WS, a Canadian: “I’m 39 and I’ve worked all over the world (Asia, Europe, Canada and the U.S.) I recently returned to a top American Ivy League school for a masters. I was stunned to discover the degree to which Canadian immigration is being abused.” “I had dinner with six good buddies, all from `questionable’ foreign countries [Pakistan, Syria], all great guys and I found out they were all `Canadian’,” he said. “None of these guys has spent more than a few weeks in Canada. Yet four were citizens and two were permanent residents who will become full blown citizens shortly.” “They come from rich families in corrupt countries and they travel the world freely on our passports, without ever paying a dime in tax." The residency fraud Here’s how it works: “Extremely rich people from corrupt countries apply for permanent residency at their local embassy and it is my guess that their certain `special influence’ is exerted so they can get themselves and members of the family into Canada as immigrants.” “The ... |
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