Bill C-6 : Projet de loi C-6 : Loi modifiant la Loi sur la citoyenneté et une autre loi en conséquence

Bill C-24 also extended the application of the requirements that applicants seeking a grant of citizenship have adequate knowledge of English or French and adequate knowledge of Canada and “of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.” While those aged 55 and over had previously been exempt by policy from fulfilling these requirements, as had minors, those aged 55 to 64 and 14 to 18 were [...] The House of Commons committee amended clause 1 to explicitly state that the Minister must take into consideration measures that are reasonable to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities when verifying the knowledge of an official language and the responsibilities of Canadian citizenship (new section 5(3.1) of the Citizenship Act). [...] Bill C-6 includes many transitional provisions which have the effect of applying the criteria for citizenship grants and loss of citizenship established in the bill to all applications that may have been affected by the coming into force of Bill C-24.