Bill S-17
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S-17
Third Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament,
52-53 Elizabeth II, 2004
SENATE OF CANADA
BILL S-17
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act
first reading, March 25, 2004
The Honourable Senator Kinsella
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Summary
This enactment is designed to remedy the situation where a person has, as a child, lost their Canadian citizenship by law because a parent of that person acquired the nationality or citizenship of a country other than Canada or renounced his or her Canadian citizenship.
This enactment makes it easier for such a person to regain their Canadian citizenship as they will no longer have to reside in Canada as a permanent resident for a year before applying for citizenship.
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3rd Session, 37th Parliament,
52-53 Elizabeth II, 2004
senate of canada
BILL S-17
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act
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 11 of the Citizenship Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):
Exception
(1.1) The requirement set out in paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to a person who ceased to be a citizen, before February 15, 1977, because a parent of that person ceased to be a citizen as a result of
(a) acquiring the nationality or citizenship of a country other than Canada; or
(b) renouncing his or her Canadian citizenship.
Published under authority of the Senate of Canada