Citizenship Regulations, No. 2 (SOR/2015-124)

Certificates

Marginal note:Application under subsection 12(1) of Act

14 An application for a certificate of citizenship by a citizen made under subsection 12(1) of the Act must be made in the prescribed form and filed in the manner determined by the Minister, together with the following information and materials:

• (a) evidence that establishes that the applicant is a citizen;

• (b) two photographs of the applicant in the format specified on the prescribed form; and

• (c) evidence that establishes that the applicant has paid the fee required under section 31 of the Regulations.

Replacement of Certificates

Marginal note:Subsection 25(3) of Regulations

• 15 (1) For the purposes of subsection 25(3) of the Regulations, the person referred to in that subsection must indicate in their application the reason why they desire another certificate of citizenship.

• Marginal note:Details of loss or destruction

  (2) If an application is made for reasons of loss or destruction in respect of any of the certificates referred to in subsection 25(3) of the Regulations, the applicant must provide the details of the loss or destruction.

• Marginal note:Minister may require

  (3) The Minister may require the applicant to provide evidence that establishes that the issuance of the certificate will not contravene subsection 25(1) of the Regulations.

Marginal note:Subsection 25(5) of Regulations

• 16 (1) For the purposes of subsection 25(5) of the Regulations, the person referred to in that subsection must set out in the application the reasons why they desire another certificate.

• Marginal note:Details of loss or destruction

  (2) If an application is made for reasons of loss or destruction of the previously issued certificate, the applicant must provide the details of the loss or destruction.

• Marginal note:Minister may require

  (3) The Minister may require the applicant to provide the Minister with evidence that establishes that the issuance of the certificate will not contravene subsection 25(1) of the Regulations.

Delivery of Revocation Notices

Marginal note:Delivery

• 17 (1) The notice referred in subsection 10(3) of the Act and the decision referred to in subsection 10(5) of the Act may be delivered by hand, by mail or by electronic means.

• Marginal note:Personal delivery

  (2) Delivery of a document to an individual by hand is effected by delivering it

  • (a) to the individual or to a person who has attained 18 years of age and who is present at the individual’s last known address; or

  • (b) if the individual is a minor, to the individual’s parent or to any other person having lawful custody of the minor or to a person who has attained 18 years of age who is present at the last known address of the parent or the person having lawful custody.

• Marginal note:Delivery by mail

  (3) Delivery of a document to an individual by regular mail is effected by sending it by regular mail to the individual’s last known address or, if the individual is a minor, to the last known address of the individual’s parent or of any other person having lawful custody.

• Marginal note:Delivery by electronic means

  (4) Delivery of a document to an individual by electronic means is effected by sending it to the individual’s last known electronic address or, if the individual is a minor, by sending it to the last known electronic address of the minor’s parent or the person having lawful custody of the minor.

Search of Records

Marginal note:Search of the records

18 An application for a search of the records kept in the course of the administration of the Act or prior legislation must be made in prescribed form and filed in the manner determined by the Minister, together with evidence that establishes that the applicant has paid the fee required under section 31 of the Regulations.

Representatives and Advisors

Marginal note:Purposes of subsection 21.1(5) of Act

19 For the purposes of subsection 21.1(5) of the Act, the ICCRC is designated as a body whose members in good standing may represent or advise a person for consideration — or offer to do so — in connection with a proceeding or application under the Act.

Marginal note:Person not authorized under subsections 21.1 (2) to (4) of Act

20 If an applicant is represented or advised for consideration in connection with a proceeding or application under the Act by a person who is not referred to in subsections 21.1 (2) to (4) of the Act the application will be returned to the applicant because it is not accepted into processing.

Transitional Measure

Marginal note:Representative or advisor

21 A person who represents or advises for consideration another person who has made an application under the Act that is received by the Minister before the day on which section 21.1 of the Act comes into force is deemed for the purposes of only that application and that section 21.1 to be a member in good standing of the ICCRC for a period of four years beginning on the day on which that section 21.1 comes into force or until one of the following occurs:

• (a) the application is returned to the applicant because it was not accepted for processing;

• (b) the application is approved, refused, withdrawn or treated as abandoned;

• (c) the applicant ceases to be represented by that person;

• (d) the person becomes a person referred to in any of subsections 21.1(2) to (4) of the Act; or

• (e) the applicant notifies the Minister in the prescribed form that they are represented by a person referred to in any of subsections 21.1(2) to (4) of the Act.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:S.C. 2014, c. 22

Footnote ^*22 These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 26 of the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered.

• Return to footnote ^*[Note: Regulations in force June 11, 2015, see SI/2015-46.]