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I saw that in detail as well, on CIC website
** I read the citizenship bill proposed by The Honourable Denis Coderre, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. The details are below: However as long as you can prove that you have ties to Canada like bank accounts, credit card accounts, loans etc. etc. and pay your share of the Canadien Tax, I don't foresee any issues or problems. This was the reason I started a thread called Canadien Taxes
well I wonder that will they consider credit card, bank accounts, Tax payment etc as proof of one's tie to Canada..? As now the greater emphasize is on physical presence, as they are now aware of the current situation that a large number of Ca PR are working here in US ....
Anyway here is an article which you would like to read...
Nov. 1, 2002. 01:00 AM
Citizenship regulations overhauled, toughened up
Immigration minister reveals proposed changes to act
OTTAWA — Canadian citizenship should only be granted to people who truly belong to this society and share its values, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Denis Coderre said yesterday after unveiling the first overhaul of the Citizenship Act in 25 years.
The proposed law would make it much tougher for applicants who don't live full-time in Canada to get citizenship.
A new judicial procedure for revoking citizenship would give the courts — not the federal cabinet — the power to revoke the Canadian nationality of war criminals, terrorists and members of organized crime and swiftly order them deported.
The bill also includes a new citizenship oath that adds a pledge of loyalty and allegiance to Canada, as well as the Queen, but drops a reference to the Queen's heirs and successors.
"Citizenship is not only a passport, it is a commitment between a country and the people who live there," he said. "People who want to live permanently in our society as full participants must share the values of a free and democratic society.
"Citizenship is an active commitment to participate in the life of our society," Coderre said.
One key change that will affect every application is the residency requirements for applicants.
"We want to give a definition of the term "residence" that will make it impossible for people to say that they are Canadian residents, (but) live outside Canada and still be entitled to citizenship," Coderre said.
The old law requires applicants for citizenship to show they have "resided" in Canada for three years out of the four years prior to applying.
But different citizenship judges and the courts have given a broad interpretation to residence.
That has often allowed people to spend most of their time living and working in another country, but still claim "residence," and win citizenship because they have a home here, pay taxes or have left their families here while they worked abroad.
Citizenship is an active commitment to participate in the life of our society.'
Denis Coderre
Citizenship and Immigration Minister
The new law requires applicants for citizenship to show they have been "physically present" in Canada for a period of three years, out of the six years prior to the application.
Coderre said the new provisions require citizens to have "real tangible ties to this country," but still allow flexibility for those required to work or do business outside of Canada.
The law would also grant citizenship automatically to a foreign child adopted abroad by a Canadian citizen, dropping the immigration process.
Many elements of the old law remain the same: everyone born in Canada is entitled to citizenship; dual citizenship will still be allowed; children born in other countries to Canadians will have the right to citizenship.
But the rules will change on how citizenship is passed down for non-residents.
While children born abroad to Canadians will still get citizenship in the first and second generations, second generation children would lose their citizenship at age 28 if they haven't spent at least three years in Canada.
And there are new rules for removing citizenship.
Without going to the courts, the minister can annul any grant of citizenship —— within five years —— if officials learn the applicant didn't qualify in the first place because of a criminal record or use of a false identity.
A second process, revocation of citizenship, would be created to strip nationality from those involved in war crimes, terrorism and organized crime.
He said the revocation decision has been taken away from cabinet to open things up and allow for due process and appeals.
In another change, citizenship judges —— patronage appointments by cabinet — will no longer have decision-making power in citizenship cases.
Instead, they will be re-named citizenship commissioners.
I saw that in detail as well, on CIC website
** I read the citizenship bill proposed by The Honourable Denis Coderre, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. The details are below: However as long as you can prove that you have ties to Canada like bank accounts, credit card accounts, loans etc. etc. and pay your share of the Canadien Tax, I don't foresee any issues or problems. This was the reason I started a thread called Canadien Taxes
well I wonder that will they consider credit card, bank accounts, Tax payment etc as proof of one's tie to Canada..? As now the greater emphasize is on physical presence, as they are now aware of the current situation that a large number of Ca PR are working here in US ....
Anyway here is an article which you would like to read...
Nov. 1, 2002. 01:00 AM
Citizenship regulations overhauled, toughened up
Immigration minister reveals proposed changes to act
OTTAWA — Canadian citizenship should only be granted to people who truly belong to this society and share its values, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Denis Coderre said yesterday after unveiling the first overhaul of the Citizenship Act in 25 years.
The proposed law would make it much tougher for applicants who don't live full-time in Canada to get citizenship.
A new judicial procedure for revoking citizenship would give the courts — not the federal cabinet — the power to revoke the Canadian nationality of war criminals, terrorists and members of organized crime and swiftly order them deported.
The bill also includes a new citizenship oath that adds a pledge of loyalty and allegiance to Canada, as well as the Queen, but drops a reference to the Queen's heirs and successors.
"Citizenship is not only a passport, it is a commitment between a country and the people who live there," he said. "People who want to live permanently in our society as full participants must share the values of a free and democratic society.
"Citizenship is an active commitment to participate in the life of our society," Coderre said.
One key change that will affect every application is the residency requirements for applicants.
"We want to give a definition of the term "residence" that will make it impossible for people to say that they are Canadian residents, (but) live outside Canada and still be entitled to citizenship," Coderre said.
The old law requires applicants for citizenship to show they have "resided" in Canada for three years out of the four years prior to applying.
But different citizenship judges and the courts have given a broad interpretation to residence.
That has often allowed people to spend most of their time living and working in another country, but still claim "residence," and win citizenship because they have a home here, pay taxes or have left their families here while they worked abroad.
Citizenship is an active commitment to participate in the life of our society.'
Denis Coderre
Citizenship and Immigration Minister
The new law requires applicants for citizenship to show they have been "physically present" in Canada for a period of three years, out of the six years prior to the application.
Coderre said the new provisions require citizens to have "real tangible ties to this country," but still allow flexibility for those required to work or do business outside of Canada.
The law would also grant citizenship automatically to a foreign child adopted abroad by a Canadian citizen, dropping the immigration process.
Many elements of the old law remain the same: everyone born in Canada is entitled to citizenship; dual citizenship will still be allowed; children born in other countries to Canadians will have the right to citizenship.
But the rules will change on how citizenship is passed down for non-residents.
While children born abroad to Canadians will still get citizenship in the first and second generations, second generation children would lose their citizenship at age 28 if they haven't spent at least three years in Canada.
And there are new rules for removing citizenship.
Without going to the courts, the minister can annul any grant of citizenship —— within five years —— if officials learn the applicant didn't qualify in the first place because of a criminal record or use of a false identity.
A second process, revocation of citizenship, would be created to strip nationality from those involved in war crimes, terrorism and organized crime.
He said the revocation decision has been taken away from cabinet to open things up and allow for due process and appeals.
In another change, citizenship judges —— patronage appointments by cabinet — will no longer have decision-making power in citizenship cases.
Instead, they will be re-named citizenship commissioners.