Other Prohibitions

(a) is, under any enactment in force in Canada, subject to a probation order, on parole, or confined in any penitentiary, jail, reformatory or prison;

(b) is charged with, on trial for, subject to or a party to an appeal or a review relating to an offence under this Act or an indictable offence under any other Act of Parliament;

(c) is charged with, on trial for, subject to or a party to an appeal or review relating to an offence outside Canada that, if committed in Canada, would constitute an indictable offence under any Act of Parliament;

(d) during the period beginning three years before the day on which the person applies for citizenship and ending on the day on which the person would otherwise be granted citizenship or take the oath of citizenship, has been convicted of an offence referred to in paragraph (b) or (c), whether or not, in the case of an offence outside Canada, the person has been pardoned or otherwise granted amnesty by a foreign authority in respect of the offence;

(e) during the period beginning one year before the day on which the person applied for citizenship and ending on the day on which the person would otherwise be granted citizenship or take the oath of citizenship, has been convicted of two or more summary conviction offences under any other Act of Parliament;

(f) is under investigation by the Minister of Justice, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for, or is charged with, on trial for, subject to or a party to an appeal relating to, an act or omission referred to in subsection 7(3.71) of the Criminal Code;

(g) has been convicted of an offence in respect of an act or omission referred to in subsection 7(3.71) of the Criminal Code;

(h) requires the consent referred to in subsection 55(1) of the Immigration Act, but has not obtained that consent, to be admitted to Canada;

(i) has ceased to be a permanent resident or is subject to, or is a party to, an inquiry under the Immigration Act that may lead to their removal from Canada or the loss of their status as a permanent resident and any rights of appeal or review in relation to the inquiry are not exhausted;

(j) during the five years before the day on which the person applies for citizenship, is subject to an order under section 16 or 18 of this Act or under section 10 of the Citizenship Act, chapter C-29 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985;

(k) is the subject of an order under section 22 or a declaration under section 27;

(l) is the subject of an investigation under section 15 of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act or of a report under section 23 of this Act, including the time during which the Governor in Council is deciding on whether or not to make a declaration about the person under section 27; or

(m) is under a removal order, other than an order that is of no effect because the person has subsequently been granted lawful permission to establish permanent residence in Canada or while the person is a party to, or is subject to or a party to an appeal or a review relating to the removal order.

PART 5

ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICATION

Examination of applications

Citizenship Commissioners

(a) in the case of a full-time Citizenship Commissioner, the Citizenship Commissioner's ordinary place of work; and

(b) in the case of a part-time Citizenship Commissioner, the Citizenship Commissioner's ordinary place of residence.

(a) to preside at citizenship ceremonies;

(b) to promote active citizenship in the community;

(c) to provide, on the Minister's request, advice and recommendations about

(i) citizenship applications referred to the Citizenship Commissioner,

(ii) the exercise of the Minister's discretion, and

(iii) appropriate methods to evaluate citizenship applicants about their knowledge of an official language, of Canada and of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship; and

(d) to give effect to directions of the Minister.

Ceremony and Oath of Citizenship

(a) underline the importance of the ceremony as a milestone in the life of new citizens;

(b) ensure that the oath of citizenship is taken with dignity and solemnity;

(c) personally give new citizens their certificate of citizenship; and

(d) promote a strong sense of civic pride, including respect for the law, for the exercise of the right to vote and for the participation of citizens in public affairs, and a sense of mutual respect and understanding between Canadians.

Certificates

Offences

(a) for any of the purposes of this Act makes a false representation, commits fraud or knowingly conceals any material circumstance;

(b) obtains or uses a certificate of another person in order to personate that other person;

(c) knowingly permits their certificate to be used by another person to personate them; or

(d) whether or not for profit, traffics or offers to traffic in certificates or possesses any certificate for the purpose of trafficking.

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, or to both; or

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both.

(a) without lawful authority, issues or alters a certificate;

(b) counterfeits a certificate; or

(c) uses, acts on or causes or attempts to cause any person to use or act on a certificate, knowing it to have been unlawfully issued or altered or to have been counterfeited.

(a) being a citizenship official, wilfully makes or issues any false document or statement about a matter relating to their duties under this Act or accepts, agrees to accept or induces or assists any other person to accept any bribe or other benefit concerning a matter relating to their duties under this Act or wilfully fails, in any other manner, to perform their duties under this Act;

(b) being a citizenship official, contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations or knowingly induces, aids or abets or attempts to induce, aid or abet any other person to do so;

(c) gives, offers or promises to give any bribe or consideration of any kind to, or makes any agreement or arrangement with, a citizenship official to induce them in any way not to perform their duties under this Act;

(d) not being a citizenship official, personates or holds themself out to be, or takes or uses any name, title or description or acts in any other manner that may reasonably lead any person to believe that the person is, a citizenship official; or

(e) obstructs or impedes a citizenship official in the performance of that official's duties under this Act.

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, or to both; or

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both.