13103731 C-71 C 71 An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024) Loi modifiant la Loi sur la citoyenneté (2024) An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024) 349 At second reading in the House of Commons À la deuxième lecture à la Chambre des communes At second reading in the House of Commons 60043 First reading Première lecture First reading First reading in the House of Commons true 1 House of Commons Chambre des communes House of Commons 60038 Senate pre-study Étude préalable au Sénat Senate pre-study 60074 Committee Events Excluding Referral to Committee Événements comité sans renvoi à un comité Committee Events Excluding Referral to Committee 2 Senate Sénat Senate 2024-12-12T10:00:00 44 1 3 House Government Bill Projet de loi émanant du gouvernement (Cdc) House Government Bill true 1 House of Commons Chambre des communes House of Commons true false 88660 Marc Miller Marc Miller Hon. L’hon. Hon. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship 4 Minister ministre Minister 713 Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs 90362 Pre-Study of Commons Bill Completed Étude préalable d’un projet de loi émanant de la Chambre des communes complétée 60038 Pre-Study of Commons Bill Completed 0 16104 Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Comité sénatorial permanent des affaires sociales, des sciences et de la technologie SOCI Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology false true false false 2024-12-12T14:00:00 2 Senate Sénat Senate 0 0 249 2024-05-23T10:08:07.403 false false true false false false false false false false false 10 Regular Ordinaire Regular <div>A legislative summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive summary is available.<br/><br/>On 23 May 2024, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship introduced Bill C-71, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-71 amends the Citizenship Act to, among other things,<br/><br/>(a) ensure that citizenship by descent is conferred on all persons who were born outside Canada before the coming into force of this enactment to a parent who was a citizen;<br/><br/>(b) confer citizenship by descent on persons born outside Canada after the first generation, on or after the coming into force of this enactment, to a parent who is a citizen and who had a substantial connection to Canada before the person’s birth;<br/><br/>(c) allow citizenship to be granted under section 5.1 of that Act to all persons born outside Canada who were adopted before the coming into force of this enactment by a parent who was a citizen;<br/><br/>(d) allow citizenship to be granted under section 5.1 of that Act to persons born outside Canada who are adopted on or after the coming into force of this enactment by a parent who is a citizen and who had a substantial connection to Canada before the person’s adoption;<br/><br/>(e) restore citizenship to persons who lost their citizenship because they did not make an application to retain it under the former section 8 of that Act or because they made an application under that section that was not approved; and<br/><br/>(f) allow certain persons who become citizens as a result of the coming into force of this enactment to access a simplified process to renounce their citizenship.</div> <div>La Bibliothèque du Parlement rédige actuellement le résumé législatif de ce projet de loi. Entre-temps, le résumé suivant est disponible.<br/><br/>Le 23 mai 2024, le Ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté a déposé le projet de loi C-71, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la citoyenneté (2024), à la Chambre des communes en première lecture. <br/><br/>Le projet de loi C-71 modifie la Loi sur la citoyenneté pour, notamment?:<br/><br/>a) veiller à ce que soit accordée la citoyenneté par filiation à toute personne née à l’étranger, avant l’entrée en vigueur du texte, d’un parent ayant qualité de citoyen;<br/><br/>b) accorder la citoyenneté par filiation au-delà de la première génération à toute personne née à l’étranger, à la date d’entrée en vigueur du texte ou après cette date, d’un parent ayant qualité de citoyen si le parent avait un lien substantiel avec le Canada avant la naissance;<br/><br/>c) permettre à toute personne née à l’étranger et adoptée, avant l’entrée en vigueur du texte, par une personne ayant qualité de citoyen de se voir attribuer la citoyenneté sous le régime de l’article 5.1 de cette loi;<br/><br/>d) permettre à toute personne née à l’étranger et adoptée, à la date d’entrée en vigueur du texte ou après cette date, par une personne ayant qualité de citoyen et ayant eu, avant l’adoption, un lien substantiel avec le Canada de se voir attribuer la citoyenneté sous le régime de l’article 5.1 de cette loi;<br/><br/>e) rétablir la citoyenneté de toute personne qui a cessé d’être citoyen au motif qu’elle n’a pas présenté la demande visée à l’ancien article 8 de cette loi pour conserver sa citoyenneté ou que, si elle l’a fait, la demande a été rejetée;<br/><br/>f) permettre à certaines personnes qui deviennent citoyens par suite de l’entrée en vigueur du texte d’accéder au processus simplifié de répudiation de la citoyenneté.</div> <div>A legislative summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive summary is available.<br/><br/>On 23 May 2024, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship introduced Bill C-71, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-71 amends the Citizenship Act to, among other things,<br/><br/>(a) ensure that citizenship by descent is conferred on all persons who were born outside Canada before the coming into force of this enactment to a parent who was a citizen;<br/><br/>(b) confer citizenship by descent on persons born outside Canada after the first generation, on or after the coming into force of this enactment, to a parent who is a citizen and who had a substantial connection to Canada before the person’s birth;<br/><br/>(c) allow citizenship to be granted under section 5.1 of that Act to all persons born outside Canada who were adopted before the coming into force of this enactment by a parent who was a citizen;<br/><br/>(d) allow citizenship to be granted under section 5.1 of that Act to persons born outside Canada who are adopted on or after the coming into force of this enactment by a parent who is a citizen and who had a substantial connection to Canada before the person’s adoption;<br/><br/>(e) restore citizenship to persons who lost their citizenship because they did not make an application to retain it under the former section 8 of that Act or because they made an application under that section that was not approved; and<br/><br/>(f) allow certain persons who become citizens as a result of the coming into force of this enactment to access a simplified process to renounce their citizenship.</div> true 0 60029 First reading Première lecture First reading 1 44 1 4 Completed Terminée 2024-05-23T10:08:07.403 Completed Introduction and first reading Dépôt et première lecture Introduction and first reading 316 2024-05-23T00:00:00 true 60110 0 Introduction and first reading Dépôt et première lecture Introduction and first reading 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atteinte Not reached 0 false false 13111314 80701 First Reading Première lecture First Reading 0 Government of Canada introduces legislation for citizenship by descent [2024-05-23 | Department of Citizenship and Immigration] Le gouvernement du Canada dépose un projet de loi sur la citoyenneté par filiation [2024-05-23 | Ministère de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration] 5 Press Release Communiqué de presse Press Release https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/05/government-of-canada-introduces-legislation-for-citizenship-by-descent.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/nouvelles/2024/05/le-gouvernement-du-canada-depose-un-projet-de-loi-sur-la-citoyennete-par-filiation.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/05/government-of-canada-introduces-legislation-for-citizenship-by-descent.html 0 Backgrounder: Bill C-71: An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024) [2024-05-23 | Department of Citizenship and Immigration] Document d'information : Projet de loi C 71 : Loi modifiant la Loi sur la citoyenneté (2024) [2024-05-23 | Ministère de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration] 7 Background Documents Document(s) d'information Background Documents https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/nouvelles/2024/05/projet-de-loi-c-71--loi-modifiant-la-loi-sur-la-citoyennete-2024.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/05/bill-c-71-an-act-to-amend-the-citizenship-act-2024.html https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/nouvelles/2024/05/projet-de-loi-c-71--loi-modifiant-la-loi-sur-la-citoyennete-2024.html 0 Statement: Canada will not appeal decision that strikes down first generation limit to Canadian citizenship by descent [2024-01-22 | Department of Citizenship and Immigration] Déclaration : Le Canada ne fera pas appel de la décision qui annule la limite de première génération pour l’obtention de la citoyenneté canadienne par filiation 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