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'''I. IMPORTANT NOTICE''' | |||
2017 Bill C-6 received royal assent on June 19th, 2017 during the 2017 edit of this chapter. This bill contains many changes to the Citizenship Act, RSC 1985, c. C-29. Parts of the changes came into force upon the royal assent while other will come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. | |||
The changes that came into force on June 19th, 2017 have been integrated into this chapter during the 2017 edit, the changes that will come into force on a later day is summarized in the table below (source: www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2017/06/bill_c-6_receivesroyalassent0.html). Please refer to the Citizenship Act, the full text of 2017 Bill- C-6 for details. Please refer to the Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website for the latest information. | |||
'''Changes expected to take effect in fall 2017''' | |||
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! Previous Citizenship Act !! Citizenship Act with Bill C-6 Amendments | |||
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| Applicants had to be physically present in Canada for four out of six years before applying for citizenship ||Applicants must be physically present in Canada for three out of five years before applying for citizenship | |||
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| Applicants had to file Canadian income taxes, if required to do so under the Income Tax Act, for four out of six years, matching the physical presence requirement. || Applicants must file Canadian income taxes, if required to do so under the Income Tax Act, for three out of five years, matching the new physical presence requirement. | |||
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| Applicants had to be physically present in Canada for 183 days in four out of the six years preceding their application. || This provision is repealed. Applicants no longer have to meet this requirement. | |||
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| Time spent in Canada prior to becoming a permanent resident did not count towards the physical presence requirement for citizenship. || Applicants may count each day they were physically present in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person before becoming a permanent resident as a half-day toward meeting the physical presence requirement for citizenship up to a maximum credit of 365 days. | |||
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| Applicants between 14 and 64 years had to meet the language and knowledge requirements for citizenship. || Applicants between 18 and 54 years must meet the language and knowledge requirements for citizenship. | |||
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'''Changes expected to take effect in early 2018''' | |||
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! Previous Citizenship Act !! Citizenship Act with Bill C-6 Amendments | |||
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| The Minister was the decision-maker for most cases of citizenship revocation on the grounds of false representation, fraud, or knowingly concealing material circumstance. The Federal Court was the decision-maker for citizenship revocation cases involving false representation, fraud, or knowingly concealing material circumstances related to security, human or international right violations, and organized criminality. || The Federal Court is the decision-maker in all revocation cases, unless the individual requests that the Minister make the decision. | |||
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| There was no clear authority for Citizenship Officers to seize fraudulent or suspected fraudulent documents provided under the Citizenship Act. || Clear authority for Citizenship Officers to seize fraudulent or suspected fraudulent documents is provided under the Citizenship Act. | |||
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This chapter is primarily intended as a short guide of the basic process of obtaining a citizenship grant. For more detailed information refer to the [http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-29/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-29.html?resultIndex=1 ''Citizenship Act'', RSC 1985, c C-29] and [http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/regu/sor-93-246/latest/sor-93-246.html?resultIndex=1 ''Citizenship Regulations'', SOR/93-246]. | This chapter is primarily intended as a short guide of the basic process of obtaining a citizenship grant. For more detailed information refer to the [http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-29/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-29.html?resultIndex=1 ''Citizenship Act'', RSC 1985, c C-29] and [http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/regu/sor-93-246/latest/sor-93-246.html?resultIndex=1 ''Citizenship Regulations'', SOR/93-246]. | ||
