Bill C-24: Became PR in April 2014, Will I be affected?

[zig_zag]

Hey folks,

I became a Permanent Resident in April 2014. With this new Bill C-24 that is a law now, will I be affected? Or the old Law still applies to me?

Regards

 

[scylla]

Hey folks,

I became a Permanent Resident in April 2014. With this new Bill C-24 that is a law now, will I be affected? Or the old Law still applies to me?

Regards

It doesn't matter when you became a PR. What matters is when you submit your citizenship application. So yes - the new laws will apply to you since you will be submitting your citizenship application after the law comes into effect.

 

[screech339]

He's already a Canadian before even they passed the law which has not even come into force yet.

Who is already a Canadian? The OP just landed April past. By the time the OP qualifies under the old rule, the new rule would have already be in effect as of next year. The OP will have to abide by the new citizenship qualifications 4 years out of 6 years.

My wife landed in June 2013. Under the old rules, my wife would have qualified in Jan 2016 due to counting her previous time before landing towards citizenship qualification and meeting the 3 / 4 years residency requirements. But by the time Jan 2016 rolls around, the new rules would be in effect thus pushing her qualifications to July 2017.

 

[Munchenxx]

Hey folks,

I became a Permanent Resident in April 2014. With this new Bill C-24 that is a law now, will I be affected? Or the old Law still applies to me?

Regards

As long as one doesn't meet the residence requirement and have not submitted citizenship application by the day C-24 get effective, he/she needs to use the new law to calculate feasibility again. Also note that CIC take the day when they receive the application package as application date.

 

[NSBoy902]

Hey folks,

I became a Permanent Resident in April 2014. With this new Bill C-24 that is a law now, will I be affected? Or the old Law still applies to me?

Regards

Most likely, yes.

Ppl stay the new law will be enforced within a year but no "clear" date when it comes to when.

So you need to stay in the country at least 4 years based on the new law and your previous life before getting PR, if you lived in Canada is vanished.... Welcome to club bud.

 

[bafakih]

Most likely, yes.

Ppl stay the new law will be enforced within a year but no "clear" date when it comes to when.

So you need to stay in the country at least 4 years based on the new law and your previous life before getting PR, if you lived in Canada is vanished.... Welcome to club bud.

Has Bill C-24 been passed and approved into law? If yes, is it effective immediately or that date is separate. Honestly I find it to be very unfair to us. I am hoping and it does not become a law.

 

[ilovemma]

Has Bill C-24 been passed and approved into law? If yes, is it effective immediately or that date is separate. Honestly I find it to be very unfair to us. I am hoping and it does not become a law.

You think it's unfair . I have seen few posts here and there over here, that it will be implemented in July 2015. Not sure how true that is.

 

[bafakih]

You think it's unfair . I have seen few posts here and there over here, that it will be implemented in July 2015. Not sure how true that is.

I do think its unfair. I have been in Canada for 3 years already and with the new law none of my previous time matters. Oh well.

 

[zardoz]

Has Bill C-24 been passed and approved into law? If yes, is it effective immediately or that date is separate. Honestly I find it to be very unfair to us. I am hoping and it does not become a law.

Yes, C-24 is law. Some of the provisions are already in effect and some will come into effect later at a date to be formally announced. The best guess is June/July 2015.

 

[Leon]

Hey folks,

I became a Permanent Resident in April 2014. With this new Bill C-24 that is a law now, will I be affected? Or the old Law still applies to me?

Regards

Your date of becoming a permanent resident is irrelevant. What matters is which rules are in place at the time you are ready to apply for citizenship.

 

[ilovemma]

Yes, C-24 is law. Some of the provisions are already in effect and some will come into effect later at a date to be formally announced. The best guess is June/July 2015.

Which provisions are in effect??????

 

[zardoz]

Which provisions are in effect??????

http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/LegislativeSummaries/bills_ls.asp?Language=E&ls=c24&Parl=41&Ses=2&source=library_prb#a56