Montréal, October 31, 2010 - A town hall meeting on the issue of marriage fraud, also known as "marriages of convenience," is being held today in Montréal.
This is the third in a series of cross-country town hall meetings on this issue being hosted by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.
"I want to personally hear people's stories related to marriages of convenience and their opinions and ideas on how best to address this issue," said Minister Kenney. "While we want to keep the doors open for legitimate spouses or partners, we also want to make sure the doors are not open to those who would break our laws and exploit Canadians."
To complement the town hall meetings, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) recently launched online consultations on marriage fraud. The national online questionnaire is available on CIC's website at cic.sondages-surveys.ca/s/marriage-fraud/langen, and the deadline for public participation has been extended until November 10.
Information collected through the town hall meetings and online consultations will help inform future actions taken by the Government of Canada to address marriage fraud.
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For further information (media only), please contact:
Alykhan Velshi
Minister's Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
