Not a lot of people may have heard much
about this bill but this bill can change the way citizenship happens in Canada
for all of those immigrants. This bill is the C-6 and it is an act that had a
main purpose of doing amendments to the Citizenship Act of the country. Now,
this is no longer a bill - it has now been made into law, thanks to the Royal
Assent. This means that the changes to the Citizenship Act that have been
proposed in this bill have now been made into law.
What comes with the new law is that all of
the permanent residents that the country has can actually go ahead and apply to
become a citizen of Canada. They can do such in a shorter amount of time as
compared to when the law has not yet been revised. This means that those with a
permanent resident status can become a citizen in a sooner time possible as
compared to before. This would mean that they would be able to enjoy the
benefits of being a citizen sooner.
Though the law may have already been
passed, the bill has stated that it will take effect sometime late this 2017 or
maybe early in the next year. There are some changes though that immediately
took effect last 19th of June. Here are some of those:
Revoking
citizenship of dual citizens
The previous law states that those with
dual citizenship can have their citizenship revoked if they are found guilty of
spying, terrorism, or treason. The revoking of citizenship will depend on their
sentence.
In the changes to the law, this provision
does not hold true anymore. Dual citizens of the country who are guilty of such
crimes will be given a sentence as based on the justice system of the country.
They will be treated just like all other citizens of Canada.
Intention
to continue living in Canada if given citizenship
The unedit law states that all applicants
of Canadian citizenship have to declare that they intend to continue to reside
in the country.
The new change stipulates that this is no
longer active. All applicants do not need to declare such an intent once they
are given Canadian citizenship. This should allow all of those individuals who
are citizens of Canada to go live abroad if needed especially if it is for work
purposes or for reasons that may be personal.
The
changes made
The Bill C-6 has already been passed and is
now a law. The minister of Canadian immigration has declared that this should
help out all immigrants who may want to pursue being a citizen of the country.
He believes that the bill will help out a lot be a citizen in a shorter amount
of time as compared to the previous law stipulations.
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