Bill C-84
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RECOMMENDATION |
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His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration Act''.
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SUMMARY |
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This enactment provides for the appointment of a retired judge to act
in place of the Security Intelligence Review Committee when it cannot
perform its functions under the Citizenship Act and the Immigration Act.
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EXPLANATORY NOTES |
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Citizenship Act |
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Clause 1: (1) Subsection 19(1) reads as follows:
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19. (1) In this section and section 20, ``Review Committee'' and
``threats to the security of Canada'' have the meanings assigned to those
expressions by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act.
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(2) New.
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Clause 2: New.
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Clause 3: Subsection 20(1) reads as follows:
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20. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, a person shall not be
granted citizenship under section 5 or subsection 11(1) or administered
the oath of citizenship or be issued a certificate of renunciation under
section 9 where, after considering the report made by the Review
Committee pursuant to subsection 19(6), the Governor in Council
declares that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person
with respect to whom the report was made will engage in an activity
described in paragraph 19(2)(a) or (b).
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Immigration Act |
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Clause 4: (1) Subsection 39(1) reads as follows:
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39. (1) In this section and section 40, ``Review Committee'' has the
meaning assigned to that expression by the Canadian Security
Intelligence Service Act.
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(2) New.
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Clause 5: New.
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Clause 6: Subsection 40(1) reads as follows:
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40. (1) Where, after considering a report made by the Review
Committee referred to in subsection 39(9), the Governor in Council is
satisfied that the person with respect to whom the report was made is a
person described in paragraph 19(1)(c.2), subparagraph 19(1)(d)(ii),
paragraph 19(1)(e), (f), (g), (k) or (l) or 27(1)(a.1), subparagraph
27(1)(a.3)(ii) or paragraph 27(1)(g) or (h), the Governor in Council may
direct the Minister to issue a certificate to that effect.
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Clause 7: (1) Subsection 81(1) reads as follows:
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81. (1) In this section and section 82, ``Review Committee'' has the
meaning assigned to that expression by the Canadian Security
Intelligence Service Act.
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(2) New.
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Clause 8: New.
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Clause 9: Subsection 82(1) reads as follows:
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82. (1) Where, after considering a report made by the Review
Committee referred to in subsection 81(7), the Governor in Council is
satisfied that the person with respect to whom the report is made is a
person referred to in paragraph 81(2)(a) or (b), as the case may be, the
Governor in Council may direct the Minister to issue a certificate to that
effect.
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