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Learn about the amendments in Citizenship Act through Bill C-24 and action needed before the law takes effect. Understand the eligibility criteria and security enhancements.
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PURPOSE OF this workshop • To provide information about the changes in Citizenship Act • To urge all eligible applicants to apply for citizenship before the new law comes into effect.
Bill C-24 • Bill C-24 – An Act to amend the Citizenship Act • This bill has received Royal Assent on June 19, 2014 and is now law. • However, not all changes are in effect yet. Most of the provisions are • expected to come into force sometime in 2015. • This enactment amends the Citizenship Act to, among other things, • update eligibility requirements for Canadian citizenship, strengthen • security and fraud provisions and amend provisions governing the • processing of applications and the review of decisions.
WHEN CITIZENSHIP CAN BE REVOKED? Can be revoked from dual citizens if the person: • served as member of an armed force or organized armed group engaged in an armed conflict with Canada; • was convicted of treason, high treason, spying offences and sentenced to imprisonment for life; or • was convicted of a terrorism offence or an equivalent foreign terrorism conviction and sentenced to five years or more imprisonment. Note: Revocation on these grounds would only apply to persons with dual citizenship, to comply with Canada's obligations under the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.