Bill C-37 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act

This bill was last introduced in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Diane Finley  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Citizenship Act in order to
(a) permit certain persons who lost their Canadian citizenship for specified reasons to have their citizenship restored from the time it was lost;
(b) permit certain persons who, born outside Canada to a Canadian parent, did not acquire Canadian citizenship for specified reasons to become Canadian citizens from the time of their birth;
(c) provide that certain persons born outside Canada to a Canadian parent who was himself or herself born outside Canada do not acquire Canadian citizenship; and
(d) provide for a grant of citizenship, on application, to persons who have always been stateless and meet other specified conditions.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Feb. 11, 2008

  • Erl Kish, Dominion Vice-President, Royal Canadian Legion
  • Pierre Allard, Service Bureau Director, Dominion Command, Royal Canadian Legion
  • Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Andrew Chaplin
  • Mark Davidson, Director, Legislation and Program Policy, Citizenship Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Feb. 13, 2008