Filipiniana News – June 2015 RHYME & REASON The controversial Bill C-24, or the "Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act", was introduced last year and became law on 19 June 2014. However, most of the new provisions which will substantially affect the qualifications of Canadian citizenship applicants have just entered into force this month, on 11 June 2015. Among other changes which already took effect last year, the Canadian citizenship processing fee had been increased to $530 per adult and $100 per child plus a right of citizenship fee of $100, which adds up to a whopping $630 fee per adult application. This is more than triple the previous cost of citizenship applications which was only $200 per applicant. With the rest of the Bill C-24 provisions taking effect this month, among the significant changes include stricter residency requirements. Under the former Citizenship Act, an applicant for Canadian citizenship only ...