{"id":3102,"date":"2024-10-08T02:07:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=3102"},"modified":"2024-10-08T02:07:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:07:04","slug":"changes-to-canadas-citizenship-act-to-come-into-force-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=3102","title":{"rendered":"Changes To Canada\u2019s Citizenship Act To Come Into Force This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_1200x630_crop_center-center_82_none\/citizenship.jpg?mtime=1656366568\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">  <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Citizenship\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/citizenship.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Citizenship\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/citizenship.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Long-awaited changes to Canada\u2019s citizenship laws will come into effect this week, with the final reforms to the Citizenship Act in place as of Thursday, June 11. The reforms result from a package of measures passed by the Canadian Parliament last year.<\/p>\n<p>    The government of Canada states that the changes \u201cwill deter citizens of convenience \u2013 those who become citizens for the sake of having a Canadian passport    to return to Canada to access taxpayer-funded benefits that come with citizenship status, without having any attachment to Canada, or contributing to the    economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    The changes to come in as of June 11 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>    \u2022 Adult applicants must now be physically present in Canada for at least 1,460 days (four years) during the six years before the date of their application,    and they must be physically present in Canada for at least 183 days in each of four calendar years within the qualifying period.<\/li>\n<li>    \u2022 Applicants between the ages of 14 and 64 must meet basic knowledge and language requirements in either English or French.<\/li>\n<li>    \u2022 Citizenship will be automatically extended to additional \u201cLost Canadians\u201d who were born before 1947, and did not become citizens on January 1, 1947 when    the first Canadian Citizenship Act came into effect. This will also apply to their children born in the first generation outside Canada.<\/li>\n<li>    \u2022 Adult applicants must declare their intent to reside in Canada once they become citizens and meet their personal income tax obligations in order to be    eligible for citizenship.<\/li>\n<li>    \u2022 There are now stronger penalties for fraud and misrepresentation (to a maximum fine of $100,000 and\/or up to five years in prison). This is aimed at    deterring unscrupulous applicants who are prepared to misrepresent themselves, or advise others to do so.<\/li>\n<li>    \u2022 The newly-designated Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) is the new regulatory body for citizenship consultants. Only members of    the ICCRC, lawyers or notaries (including paralegals and students at law) can be paid to provide citizenship applicants with representation or advice.<\/li>\n<li>    \u2022 New application forms, aligned with the new rules for eligibility, will be available on the CIC website as of June 11, 2015. Any applications received    using the old forms and applications received after June 10, 2015 will be returned to the applicant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    \u201cOur reforms ensure new citizens are better prepared for full participation in Canada&#8217;s economy and Canadian society. This is a win for newcomers, and a    win for Canada in terms of making the most of the opportunities that our fair and generous immigration system provides,\u201d says Canada\u2019s Minister of    Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander.<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cWe are eliminating long backlogs, and streamlining our own processes. At the same time, we are ensuring Canadian citizenship is highly valued and stays    that way \u2014 Promise made, promise kept when it comes to strengthening the value of Canadian citizenship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    The changes were fully expected to be brought into effect before the end of the current government\u2019s electoral mandate, which ends this October.<\/p>\n<p> Please visit:  <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/teo-bg.com\/en\/tractors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Our Sponsor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-awaited changes to Canada\u2019s citizenship laws will come into effect this week, with the final reforms to the Citizenship Act in place as of Thursday, June 11. The reforms result from a package of measures passed by the Canadian Parliament last year. 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