Thank you.
There are some key differences. This bill opens up section 9 of the act, which relates to the renunciation of citizenship. The key differences between renunciation and revocation of citizenship under section 10 of the act are as follows.
Canadian citizens can renounce their Canadian citizenship, whether they were born in Canada, whether they were born abroad to a Canadian parent as a Canadian citizen, or whether they're naturalized citizens. That decision is made by an independent decision-maker who is a citizenship judge.
This contrasts with section 10 of the act, which is the revocation provisions. The revocation provisions only apply in cases where citizenship has been obtained by fraud, and the revocation provisions only apply to naturalized citizens.
The third difference is that in fact it's not the Federal Court that makes a decision on revocation cases. That is a decision made by cabinet. The step of the Federal Court is an interim step, but revocation decisions are made by cabinet.