Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations

Policy effect

Amended the Citizenship Regulations to align them with the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act (Bill C-24), updating administrative procedures and decision-making processes for citizenship applications, and strengthening abandonment authorities.

Official source excerpt

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1. Sections 11 and 12 of the Citizenship Regulations (see footnote 1) are replaced by the following: …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Other Canada changes operative in 2014

• 2014-01-02Parents and grandparents sponsorship intake resumed with a 5,000-application cap
• 2014-02-06Order Fixing February 6, 2014 as the Day on which Sections 170 and 171 of the Act Come into Force
• 2014-02-06Restructuring and Fee Revision of Temporary Resident Visa and Temporary Permit Applications
• 2014-05-01Federal Skilled Worker Class application intake cap and stream criteria established (MI11)
• 2014-06-01Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
• 2014-06-19Automatic removal stay restored for a bounded group of refugee claimants denied an appeal
• 2014-06-19Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1
• 2014-06-20Performing-artist work-permit exemption extended to bars and restaurants
• 2014-08-01Order Fixing August 1, 2014 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force
• 2014-08-01Reduction of Dependent Child Age Limit and Age Lock-In Framework
• 2014-10-24Streamlined Departure Orders for Cessation of Refugee Protection
• 2014-11-22Start-up Business Class education requirement removed
• 2014-11-30Caregiver Program Reform and Establishment of Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs Classes