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Bill C-16

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A Citizenship Commissioner appointed by the Governor in Council under the Citizenship of Canada Act

    Commissaire à la citoyenneté nommé par le gouverneur en conseil en application de la Loi sur la citoyenneté au Canada

69. Part III of Schedule I to the Act is amended by adding, in alphabetical order, the following:

A citizenship judge appointed by the Governor in Council pursuant to the Citizenship Act, chapter C-29 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985

    Juge de la citoyenneté nommé par le gouverneur en conseil en application de la Loi sur la citoyenneté, chapitre C-29 des Lois révisées du Canada (1985)

References

Replacement of ``Citizenship Act'' with ``Citizenship of Canada Act''

70. The expression ``Citizenship Act'' is replaced by the expression ``Citizenship of Canada Act'' in the following provisions:

    (a) the fifth paragraph of the preamble of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act;

    (b) the portion of section 14 of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act after paragraph (b);

    (c) section 122 of the Immigration Act;

    (d) subsection 2(1) of the Oaths of Allegiance Act;

    (e) paragraph 13(a) of the Official Secrets Act;

    (f) the definition ``Canadian'' in section 2 of the Special Economic Measures Act; and

    (g) the definition ``Canadian offender'' in section 2 of the Transfer of Offenders Act.

Conditional Amendment

Bill C-2

71. If Bill C-2, introduced in the 2nd session of the 36th Parliament and entitled the Canada Elections Act (the ``other Act''), receives royal assent, then

    (a) if the other Act comes into force before section 61 of this Act comes into force, section 61 of this Act is replaced by the following:

61. Paragraph 65(f) of the Canada Elections Act is replaced by the following:

    (f) a judge appointed by the Governor in Council;

    (b) if section 61 of this Act comes into force before the other Act comes into force, paragraph 65(f) of the other Act is replaced by the following:

    (f) a judge appointed by the Governor in Council;

Repeal

Repeal of R.S., c. C-29

72. The Citizenship Act is repealed.

Coming into Force

Coming into force

73. The provisions of this Act, other than section 71, or of any Act enacted by this Act, come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.