Bill C-63

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

AN ACT RESPECTING CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP

SHORT TITLE

1. Short title

INTERPRETATION

2. Definitions

PART 1

THE RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP

Citizens of Canada

3. Persons who are citizens

Citizenship at Birth

4. Acquisition at birth

Grant of Citizenship

5. General principle

6. Adults

7. Minors

8. Adoptees

9. Authorization by Governor in Council

10. Minister may deem permanent residency

11. Statelessness - bloodline connection

Rights and Obligations of Citizens

12. Rights and obligations

PART 2

LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP

13. General principle

14. Automatic loss

15. Renunciation of citizenship

16. Revocation order

17. Notice of decision

18. Annulment order

PART 3

RESTORATION OF CITIZENSHIP

19. Resumption of citizenship

20. Citizenship for certain women

PART 4

PROHIBITIONS

Public Interest

21. Report of Minister

22. Order of the Governor in Council

National Security

23. Definitions

24. Appointment of retired judge

25. Reference

26. Annual report

27. Declaration

Other Prohibitions

28. Ineligibility

PART 5

ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICATION

Examination of Applications

29. Ministerial examination for conformity

30. Power to reverse decision

Citizenship Commissioners

31. Appointment, tenure, removal and renewal of office

32. Senior Citizenship Commissioner

Ceremony and Oath of Citizenship

33. Ceremony

34. Oath - schedule

Certificates

35. Certificate of citizenship

36. Surrender of certificate

37. Cancellation of certificate

38. Evidence of declarations

Offences

39. Definition of ``certificate''

40. Offences respecting citizenship officials

41. Where offence is committed outside Canada

42. Limitation period

Regulations

43. Regulations

Delegation of Minister's Powers

44. Delegation of authority

Disclosure

45. New citizen's name

Documentary requirements

46. Forms

PART 6

STATUS OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN CANADA

Status

47. Citizen of the Commonwealth

48. British subject

Property and Legal Rights

49. Rights

50. Authority to prohibit or restrict acquisitions of property in a province by non-Canadians

51. Offences and punishment

52. Application of sections 50 and 51

53. Disabilities of sections 49 and 50

54. Trials of non-citizens

PART 7

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEAL AND COMING INTO FORCE

Transitional Provisions

55. Pending applications

56. Citizenship judges

Consequential Amendments

57-58. Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act

59. Criminal Code

60. Federal Court Act

61-64. Immigration Act

65-67. Public Service Superannuation Act

68. References

Repeal

69. Citizenship Act

Coming into Force

70. Coming into force