For those who have opinions and concerns about the upcoming revocation provisions of the Citizenship Act, there is an official 10 day comment period ending Nov. 26.
Please send comments, questions to:
Himmat Shinhat, Director, Legislation and Program Policy,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada,
180 Kent Street, 6th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1,
613-991-2485 (fax),
Citizenship-Citoyennete@cic.gc.ca (email).
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-11-15/html/notice-avis-eng.php
"...The new grounds will provide authority to revoke citizenship from dual citizens who have served as a member of an armed force or organized armed group engaged in armed conflict with Canada and those convicted of terrorism, high treason, treason or spying, depending on the sentence imposed.
Under the provisions regarding the streamlined decision-making process, decisions to revoke Canadian citizenship will be made by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration or the Federal Court, depending on the ground for revocation. The Minister will decide on revocation cases involving the convictions listed above and most cases involving fraud. Cases to be decided by the Federal Court would be those cases of fraud involving concerns related to security, organized criminality, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and also cases involving membership in an armed force or organized armed group engaged in armed conflict with Canada, given that such cases raise complex issues of fact and law...."
Please send comments, questions to:
Himmat Shinhat, Director, Legislation and Program Policy,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada,
180 Kent Street, 6th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1,
613-991-2485 (fax),
Citizenship-Citoyennete@cic.gc.ca (email).
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-11-15/html/notice-avis-eng.php
"...The new grounds will provide authority to revoke citizenship from dual citizens who have served as a member of an armed force or organized armed group engaged in armed conflict with Canada and those convicted of terrorism, high treason, treason or spying, depending on the sentence imposed.
Under the provisions regarding the streamlined decision-making process, decisions to revoke Canadian citizenship will be made by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration or the Federal Court, depending on the ground for revocation. The Minister will decide on revocation cases involving the convictions listed above and most cases involving fraud. Cases to be decided by the Federal Court would be those cases of fraud involving concerns related to security, organized criminality, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and also cases involving membership in an armed force or organized armed group engaged in armed conflict with Canada, given that such cases raise complex issues of fact and law...."