Authority to Annul or Refuse Citizenship
To increase the value of Canadian citizenship, the bill proposes a new power that would allow the Minister to annul citizenship if the person who obtained it was prohibited from doing so for criminal reasons or for having assumed a false identity.
Also in the context of increasing the value of Canadian citizenship, the Governor-in-Council would be able to refuse citizenship if there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person has demonstrated a flagrant and serious disregard for the principles and values underlying a free and democratic society. Examples of such cases include those involving hate-mongers or human rights violators.
To strengthen the integrity of the citizenship legislation and to respond to more contemporary concerns, the bill proposes new prohibitions for individuals who have committed two or more summary offences or who have committed criminal acts abroad.
To increase the value of Canadian citizenship, the bill proposes a new power that would allow the Minister to annul citizenship if the person who obtained it was prohibited from doing so for criminal reasons or for having assumed a false identity.
Also in the context of increasing the value of Canadian citizenship, the Governor-in-Council would be able to refuse citizenship if there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person has demonstrated a flagrant and serious disregard for the principles and values underlying a free and democratic society. Examples of such cases include those involving hate-mongers or human rights violators.
To strengthen the integrity of the citizenship legislation and to respond to more contemporary concerns, the bill proposes new prohibitions for individuals who have committed two or more summary offences or who have committed criminal acts abroad.