Amandeep Hayer recently testified before the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology regarding Bill C-3 – The Lost Canadians bill. His remarks focused on the bill’s implications and the need for thoughtful implementation and he also got the opportunity to re-iterate what we said previously to the Senate on Bill C-71 and Read More →
During the final debates, Amandeep Hayer received a mention from Senator Leo Housakos (Leader of the Opposition in the Senate), emphasizing that still considerable work to be done in reforming the Citizenship Act. The committee heard from Amandeep Hayer, representing the Canadian Bar Association, who recommended we need to stop using complex language and go to Read More →
Recently, I came across this Reddit thread: “Will I Qualify Under C-3?” (handy chart). This Reddit thread does raise some good points, specifically, we do not know what the final version of the bill will look like, rather we simply know what is currently before Parliament, and it is best to apply under the temporary Read More →
Last week, faced with a court-imposed deadline, Immigration Minister Marc Miller introduced new legislation that would automatically give citizenship to people born outside of Canada to Canadian parents, as long as the parents have lived here for a cumulative 1,095 days before the child’s birth. The legislation, Bill C-71, will correct the arbitrary creation of a Read More →