Bill C-6 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

John McCallum  Liberal

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 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.

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.

Votes

June 13, 2017 Passed Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act
May 17, 2016 Passed That Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act, {as amended}, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments] .
March 21, 2016 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on April 12, 2016

  • Catrina Tapley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Mary-Ann Hubers, Director, Citizenship Program Delivery, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on April 14, 2016

  • Andrew Brouwer, Senior Counsel, Refugee Law, Legal Aid Ontario
  • Audrey Macklin, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, As an Individual
  • Tamra Thomson, Director, Legislation and Law Reform, Canadian Bar Association
  • Christopher Veeman, Executive Member, National Immigration Law Section, Canadian Bar Association
  • James Bissett, Former Ambassador, As an Individual
  • Debbie Douglas, Executive Director, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
  • Ihsaan Gardee, Executive Director, National Council of Canadian Muslims

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on April 19, 2016

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on April 21, 2016

  • Shimon Fogel, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
  • Elke Winter, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
  • Peter Edelmann, Lawyer, As an Individual
  • Stephen Green, Lawyer, Partner, Green and Spiegel LLP, As an Individual
  • Avvy Go, Clinic Director, Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
  • Vincent Wong, Staff Lawyer, Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
  • Richard Kurland, Lawyer and Policy Analyst, As an Individual

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on May 3, 2016

  • Mary-Ann Hubers, Director, Citizenship Program Delivery, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Teny Dikranian, Director, Legislation and Program Policy, Citizenship Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Suzanne Sinnamon, Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Erica Pereira