CIMM Committee Report

Clause 1

That Bill C-3, in Clause 1, be amended

(a) by replacing line 36 on page 3 with the following:

“1,095 days during any period of five consecutive years before the person’s birth; or”

(b) by replacing line 28 on page 4 with the following:

“1,095 days during any period of five consecutive years before the person’s birth.”

That Bill C-3, in Clause 1, be amended by adding after line 28 on page 4 the following:

“(3.1) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a person born outside Canada on or after the day on which An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) comes into force if the person

(a) is 18 years of age or more but less than 55 years of age and does not have an adequate knowledge of one of the official languages of Canada;

(b) is 18 years of age or more but less than 55 years of age and does not have an adequate knowledge of Canada and of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship, as demonstrated in one of the official languages of Canada; or

(c) is 18 years of age or more and has not undergone a security assessment to determine whether or not they would be inadmissible under any of sections 34 to 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.”

Clause 4

That Bill C-3, in Clause 4, be amended

(a) by replacing line 6 on page 7 with the following:

“at least 1,095 days during any period of five consecutive years before the person’s adoption; or”

(b) by replacing line 16 on page 7 with the following:

“at least 1,095 days during any period of five consecutive years before the person’s adoption.”

That Bill C-3, in Clause 4, be amended by adding after line 16 on page 7 the following:

“(4.1) No person who is adopted on or after the day on which An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) comes into force may be granted citizenship under any of subsections (1) to (3) if the person

(a) is 18 years of age or more but less than 55 years of age at the date of his or her application and does not have an adequate knowledge of one of the official languages of Canada;

(b) is 18 years of age or more but less than 55 years of age at the date of his or her application and does not have an adequate knowledge of Canada and of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship, as demonstrated in one of the official languages of Canada; or

(c) is 18 years of age or more and has not undergone a security assessment to determine whether or not they would be inadmissible under any of sections 34 to 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.”

New Clause 5.1

That Bill C-3 be amended by adding after line 2 on page 8 the following new clause:

“5.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 26:

26.1 (1) Within three months after the end of each fiscal year, the Minister must prepare a report for the previous year that sets out the number of persons who become citizens as a result of the coming into force of An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025), their countries of citizenship other than Canada, if any, their most recent country of residence and the provisions of this Act under which they are citizens.

(2) The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed.”

Clause 6

That Bill C-3, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 8 with the following:

“6 (1) Subsection 27(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (c):

(c.01) respecting the length of physical presence in Canada required under subparagraphs 3(3)(a)(ii), 3(3)(b)(ii), 5.1(4)(a)(ii) and 5.1(4)(b)(ii), including the manner of calculating the length of physical presence, any documents required to demonstrate that a person meets the requirement and the circumstances in which the requirement does not apply;

(2) Paragraph 27(1)(j.1) of the Act is amended by”

New Clause 6.1

That Bill C-3 be amended by adding after line 13 on page 8 the following new clause:

“6.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 27:

27.01 (1) Within three months after the end of each fiscal year, the Minister must prepare a report for the previous year that sets out the number of persons in respect of whom the requirement to undergo a security assessment under paragraphs 3(3.1)(c) or 5.1(4.1)(c) was waived and the reasons for which it was waived.

(2) The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed.”