Citizenship and Immigration committee  They may be able to adopt in the future, but citizenship would not flow directly from that adoption.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That is correct, just as, if they had a natural-born child outside of Canada, that natural-born child would also not have citizenship directly.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  In response to Mr. Bevilacqua's question, we have heard loud and clear. I can assure you that the minister will be aware of these comments today. The deputy minister will be aware of these comments. We've heard the message from the committee loud and clear, so there's no question

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd be happy to try to answer that question, but I'm not prepared today for a detailed answer to the question, because this goes to the issue of how the bill will be implemented. We certainly have the intention of doing a number of changes. We'll have to m

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I can certainly assure the committee that the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, and indeed other departments, will do their utmost to update our communication tools and to work with other groups. For example, we have an excellent relationship with the Mennonite Central C

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Mr. Taylor is today a citizen of Canada. He received a subsection 5(4) grant of citizenship in the fall and he obtained his citizenship a few weeks ago in Vancouver. A number of the members of the committee were present, including Madame Faille.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Komarnicki. The process is one that we've previously spoken about, and it was raised at your meeting last week with other witnesses. It's the process by which Canadian citizen parents can sponsor their dependent children to come to Canada as permanent residents u

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm trying to explain to you, sir, that the year here is the year the certificate was issued. There is nothing in the text that indicates the births took place in that year. So if I could finish—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I am looking at the response that was given. When I look at the issue, if you look at the first page, it says, “That the Committee send for a report from the department detailing statistics related to the registration of Canadians born abroad and to the registration of births of

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I wouldn't categorize that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The DND 419 is a document that DND never intended to be used as a proof of citizenship. They only issued it for a limited period of time. They only used that document between 1963 and 1979. It doesn't cover the whole period of the 1947 act. The provision in Bill C-37, in propose

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The department has already come forward with an information sheet on the significance of the 419. We've been working very closely with the Department of National Defence as well. Their website also contains clarification of the documentation. But yes, to be as clear as possible,

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Individuals who want to obtain proof of citizenship would apply for a certificate of Canadian citizenship. Whether or not they had a 419, whether or not their parent had registered their birth in that period of time, whether or not that parent was a father or a mother, the indivi

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Yes, this is a matter that has come up a number of times in the past, and actually is a point that the Royal Canadian Legion had asked us to consider. In fact, there's also a reference to the issue in the standing committee's recent report. Bill C-37 will in effect

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.