According to the government all of them obtained their status through fraudulent means.
Most of them were accomplished by applicants paying someone to prove they were living in Canada, whilst they actually lived elsewhere.
Eight thousand more are being investigated for possible fraud.
To be eligible to apply for citizenship, a person must live in Canada for three of four years, before they apply, and two out of five to keep it.
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said that, "Canadian citizenship is not for sale. We will not stand idly by and allow people to lie and cheat their way into Canadian citizenship".
With an average of a quarter million people immigrating to Canada, yearly, the country has one of the highest per capita rates in the world.
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