Bill C-232
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C-232
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
55 Elizabeth II, 2006
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-232
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (service in the Canadian armed forces)
first reading, April 27, 2006
NOTE
2nd Session, 39th Parliament
This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 39th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the First Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Hawn
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Citizenship Act to provide expedited citizenship for permanent residents who serve in the Canadian armed forces.
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1st Session, 39th Parliament,
55 Elizabeth II, 2006
house of commons of canada
BILL C-232
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (service in the Canadian armed forces)
R.S., c. C-29
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Section 5 of the Citizenship Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1.1):
Days served in the Canadian armed forces
(1.2) Where an applicant for citizenship has enrolled as an officer or as a non-commissioned member of the Canadian armed forces or has been released from the Canadian armed forces at the expiration of the term of service for which the applicant enrolled as an officer or as a non-commissioned member, any day served in the Canadian armed forces shall be treated as equivalent to one day of residence in Canada for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) and subsection 11(1).
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