Order Fixing June 11, 2015 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force
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Policy effect
Brought into force provisions of the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act requiring applicants to physically reside in Canada for four out of the previous six years, modifying language/knowledge testing age limits, and setting out new tax filing requirements.
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It also brings into force provisions giving the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration the authority to make regulations relating to application procedures, including the manner in which applications are to be made and specifying the information and evidence that applicants must provide in support of them. With respect to enhancing the requirements for citizenship, this Order brings into force a number of provisions which strengthen the requirements for citizenship eligibility, including a requirement to physically reside in Canada for four out of the previous six years, as well as an “intent to reside” provision; expansion of the age group that must meet language and knowledge requirements to ages 14 to 64; a requirement for knowledge of Canada to be demonstrated in an official language; and a requirement to file income tax returns, when obligated to do so under the Income Tax Act. This Order also brings into force provisions to extend citizenship to more “Lost Canadians” born before January 1, 1947 (or April 1, 1949, in the case of Newfoundland and Labrador), and to their children born in the first generation outside Canada. It also extends access to a grant of Canadian citizenship …
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- 2015-01-01Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System
- 2015-01-28Immigrant Investor Venture Capital economic immigration class established
- 2015-02-21Employer compliance fee and direct job-offer submission introduced for LMIA-exempt employer-specific work permits
- 2015-02-21Separate open work permit privilege fee introduced
- 2015-05-25Investor-pilot intake switched from random selection to first complete applications
- 2015-06-10Prohibition of Non-Physically Present (Proxy, Telephone, Internet) Marriages and Raising Minimum Spousal Age
- 2015-06-10Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2015-138)
- 2015-06-11Social insurance number collection and sharing authorised for citizenship eligibility verification
- 2015-08-01Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2015-77)
- 2015-12-01Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Administrative Monetary Penalties and Ineligibility System for Employers)
- 2015-12-19Ebola-related visa-processing ministerial instructions repealed