Proposed Canadian Citizenship Act - Adding Value to Canadian Citizenship

PROPOSED CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT
A comparison with the current act.
Source: Citizenship & Immigration Canada
Amir Ismail & Associates (AIA)
Authorized Immigration & Citizenship Advisers
www.worldaia.com - www.amirismail.com
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

RESIDENCE
Current Act Proposed Act
Residence for three out of four years
(1,095 days);
Requires physical presence for four years
(1,460 days) out of the six years;
No minimum residence requirement per
year;
183 days minimum of physical presence
per year in four out of six years;
Time as a non-permanent resident (non-
PR) may be counted toward residence for
citizenship;
Eliminate use of time spent in Canada as
a non-permanent resident (non-PR);
No intent to reside provision Introduce “intent to reside” provision
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Adult applicants aged 18–54 must meet
language requirements and pass
knowledge test; upper age limit of 54
currently established by policy, not in
legislation;
Requires applicants aged 14–64 to meet
language requirements and pass
knowledge test;
Applicants can meet knowledge
requirement with assistance of an
interpreter
Applicants must meet knowledge
requirement in English or French
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

CONSULTANTS REGULATIONS
Consultants not required to be registered
or regulated in order to represent
individuals in citizenship manner;
Defines who is an authorized
representative and provides authority to
develop regulations to designate a
regulatory body whose members would
be authorized to act as consultants in
citizenship matters;
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FRAUD DETERRENCE
Few tools to deter fraud and ensure
program integrity and fines and penalties
for fraud are a maximum of $1,000 and/or
one year in prison
;
Authority to refuse applicant for fraud;
fines and penalties for fraud are a
maximum $100,000 and/or five years in
prison
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

FOREIGN CRIMES
Bars getting citizenship from people with
domestic criminal charges and
convictions;
Expands bar on getting citizenship to
people with foreign criminal charges and
convictions
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

AUTHORITY TO REVOKE CITIZENSHIP
Governor in Council (GIC) final decision maker for
citizenship revocation
Gives Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
Minister authority to decide on routine revocation
cases
Complex revocation cases such as war crimes, crimes
against humanity, security, other human or
international rights violations, and organized
criminality decided by the Federal Court
No authority to revoke citizenship for acts against
Canada’s national interest
Establishes the authority to revoke Canadian
citizenship from dual citizens who were members of an
armed force or an organized armed group engaged
in armed conflict with Canada, and deny it to PRs for
the same reasons
Authority to revoke Canadian citizenship and deny it
to PRs who are convicted of terrorism, high treason,
treason, or spying offences, depending on the
sentence received
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

LOST CANADIANS
Most “Lost Canadians” had their
citizenship restored in 2009, but some “Lost
Canadians” were not covered by
that change and are not eligible for
citizenship
Extends citizenship to “Lost Canadians”
born before 1947 as well as their 1st
generation children born abroad
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

REDUCTION IN STEPS INVOLVED
Citizenship grant is a three-step decision-
making process
Changes citizenship grant to a single-step
process that reduces duplication and
improves processing times
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

REQUIREMENT TO FILE INCOME TAX
No requirement to file Canadian income
taxes to be eligible for a grant of
citizenship
Requires adult applicants to file Canadian
income taxes, as required under the
Income Tax Act, to be eligible for
citizenship
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

FAST TRACK FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL
No fast-track mechanism for citizenship for
members of the military to honour their
service to the Canadian Armed Forces
and address deployment challenges
Creates a fast-track mechanism for
citizenship for PRs serving with and
individuals on exchange with the
Canadian Armed Forces to honour their
service to Canada
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

COMPLETE APPLICATION
Limited authority to define what
constitutes a complete application
Establishes authority to define what
constitutes a complete application and
what evidence applicants must provide
Tel: +647-835-0660, +416-913-0230
info@amirismail.com

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