Filipiniana News – March 2018 RHYME & REASON After Bill C-6 was enacted on 19 June 2017, the changes to Canada's citizenship law underwent incremental changes which have all become fully effective by February 2018. Please find below a summary of these changes. The changes which took effect on 19 June 2017 include the following: 1. Removal of the citizenship revocation provisions for dual citizens who are convicted of treason, spying, terrorism and related offences. This was meant to remove the resulting two-tiered citizenship from the previous system in that dual citizens were being treated differently than non-dual citizens. Under this recent amendment, all Canadians who violate criminal laws, whether dual citizens or not, are expected to face the Canadian criminal justice system instead of being stripped of Canadian citizenship. 2. Removal of the requirement to confirm intent to...