Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n On February 5, 2018, the Canadian government, led by the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced the implementation of new provisions under Bill C-6. These changes aim to enhance the fairness of the citizenship revocation process.<\/p>\n Individuals facing possible citizenship revocation can now opt for their cases to be heard either by the Federal Court or decided by the Minister. This option ensures a fairer process by allowing an independent judicial review. Before referring a case to the Federal Court, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officials will conduct an initial review to determine if revocation should proceed.<\/p>\n If the Minister handles the case, the individual still has the opportunity to seek a judicial review of the decision at the Federal Court. Previously, under Bill C-24, the Minister was the sole decision-maker for certain fraud cases, while the Federal Court handled more severe violations.<\/p>\n For a comprehensive overview of the changes to the Citizenship Act<\/em>, please refer to the Bill C-6 Backgrounder<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the completion of another significant amendment to the Citizenship Act<\/i>, the government fulfills its commitment to enhance the procedural fairness of citizenship revocation. By improving this process, we maintain the program’s integrity and uphold the value of Canadian citizenship.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hursh Jaswal Media Relations<\/strong> Bill C-6 is legislation that amends the Citizenship Act<\/i> to improve the citizenship revocation process and ensure fairness.<\/p>\n The new process allows individuals to choose whether their case is heard by the Federal Court or decided by the Minister, ensuring judicial oversight and fairness.<\/p>\n Even if the Minister decides your case, you can seek a judicial review of the decision at the Federal Court.<\/p>\n Read our immigration guide<\/a> for more information on citizenship procedures and requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" February 5, 2018 \u2013 Ottawa, ON \u2013 The Government does not take the revocation of citizenship lightly, and is committed to integrating enhanced fairness into the process. Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that provisions of Bill C-6 involving changes to the citizenship revocation process came into effect. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Overview of Citizenship Revocation Changes<\/h2>\n
Key Changes to the Process<\/h3>\n
Statements from the Minister<\/h2>\n
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Essential Facts<\/h2>\n
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Additional Resources<\/h2>\n
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Contact Information<\/h2>\n
Minister\u2019s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-954-1064<\/p>\n
Communications Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
IRCC.COMMMediaRelations-RelationsmediasCOMM.IRCC@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\nFrequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n
What is Bill C-6?<\/h3>\n
How does the new process enhance fairness?<\/h3>\n
What happens if the Minister decides my case?<\/h3>\n