This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.
John McCallum Liberal
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Citizenship Act to, among other things,
(a) remove the grounds for the revocation of Canadian citizenship that relate to national security;
(b) remove the requirement that an applicant intend, if granted citizenship, to continue to reside in Canada;
(c) reduce the number of days during which a person must have been physically present in Canada before applying for citizenship and provide that, in the calculation of the length of physical presence, the number of days during which the person was physically present in Canada before becoming a permanent resident may be taken into account;
(d) limit the requirement to demonstrate knowledge of Canada and of one of its official languages to applicants between the ages of 18 and 54;
(e) authorize the Minister to seize any document that he or she has reasonable grounds to believe was fraudulently or improperly obtained or used or could be fraudulently or improperly used;
(f) change the process for the revocation of Canadian citizenship on the grounds of false representation, fraud or knowingly concealing material circumstances; and
(g) remove the requirement that an applicant be 18 years of age or over for citizenship to be granted under subsection 5(1) of that Act.
It also makes consequential amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
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.
The House resumed from March 10 consideration of the motion that Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
The Speaker Geoff Regan
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the second reading stage of Bill C-6.
Andrew Leslie Liberal Orléans, ON
Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it, you would find agreement to apply the result from the previous vote to this vote, with Liberal members voting yea.
Gord Brown Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON
Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply the vote, with Conservative Party members voting no.
Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet NDP Hochelaga, QC
Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to applying the vote and votes yes.
Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to applying the vote and votes in favour of the motion.
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, the Green Party agrees and is also voting yes.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Speaker Geoff Regan
Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)