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Citizenship Act — C-29 40
Proceeding pending 40 (1) A proceeding that is pending before the Federal Court immediately before the day on which section 8 comes into force, as a result of a referral under section 18 of the Citizenship Act as that section 18 read immediately before that day, is to be dealt with and disposed of in accordance with that Act, as it read immediately before that day. Revocation cases — sections 34, 35 and 37 of Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (2) Any proceeding with respect to allegations that a person obtained, retained, renounced or resumed his or her citizenship by false representation or fraud or by knowingly concealing material circumstances, with respect to a fact described in section 34, 35 or 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act other than a fact that is also described in paragraph 36(1)(a) or (b) or (2)(a) or (b) of that Act, that is pending before the Federal Court immediately before the day on which section 8 comes into force, as a result of a referral under section 18 of the Citizenship Act as that section 18 read immediately before that day, is to be continued as a proceeding under subsection 10.1(1) of the Citizenship Act , as enacted by section 8 . Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (3) In a proceeding that is continued as set out in subsection (2), the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, on the request of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, may seek a declaration that the person is inadmissible on security grounds, on grounds of violating human or international rights or on grounds of organ­ized criminality under, respectively, subsection 34(1), paragraph 35(1)(a) or (b) or subsection 37(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act . Other cases (4) If, immediately before the coming into force of section 8, a notice has been given under subsection 18(1) of the Citizenship Act , as that subsection read immediately before that coming into force, and the case is not provided for under section 32 or any of subsections (1) to (3), the notice is cancelled and any proceeding arising from it is terminated on that coming into force, in which case the Minister, within the meaning of that Act, may provide the person to whom that notice was given a notice under subsection 10(3) of that Act, as enacted by section 8 , or may commence an action for a declaration in respect of that person under subsection 10.1(1) of that Act, as enacted by section 8 .
Citizenship Act — C-29 14
Presence in Canada — pending applications 14 Paragraphs 5(1)(c) and 14(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act , as they read immediately before the day on which subsection 1 (1) comes into force, apply to a person whose application for citizenship was made on or after June 11, 2015 but before the day on which that subsection comes into force and has not been finally disposed of before the day on which that subsection comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 15
Presence in Canada — pending applications (subsections 1 (1) and (2)) 15 If subsection 1 (1) comes into force before subsection 1 (2), then paragraph 5(1)(c) of the Citizenship Act , as it read immediately before the day on which subsection 1 (2) comes into force, applies to a person whose application for citizenship is made on or after the day on which subsection 1 (1) comes into force but before the day on which subsection 1 (2) comes into force and has not been finally disposed of before the day on which subsection 1 (2) comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 16
Intention to reside in Canada — citizenship granted 16 Paragraph 5(1)(c.1) of the Citizenship Act , as it read immediately before the day on which subsection 1 (5) comes into force, is deemed never to have applied to a person whose application for citizenship was made on or after June 11, 2015 and who was granted citizenship before the day on which that subsection comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 17
Intention to reside in Canada — pending applications 17 Paragraph 5(1)(c.1) of the Citizenship Act , as it read immediately before the day on which subsection 1 (5) comes into force, does not apply to a person whose application for citizenship was made on or after June 11, 2015 but before the day on which that subsection comes into force and has not been finally disposed of before the day on which that subsection comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 17.1
Knowledge of Canada and official languages 17.1 Until the day on which subsection 1(6) comes into force, paragraphs 5(1)(d) and (e) of the Citizenship Act are replaced by the following: (d) if 18 years of age or more but less than 65 years of age at the date of his or her application, has an adequate knowledge of one of the official languages of Canada; (e) if 18 years of age or more but less than 65 years of age at the date of his or her application, demonstrates in one of the official languages of Canada that he or she has an adequate knowledge of Canada and of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship; and
Citizenship Act — C-29 18
Knowledge of Canada and official language — pending applications 18 Paragraphs 5(1)(d) and (e) of the Citizenship Act , as enacted by subsection 1 (6), apply to a person whose application for citizenship was made on or after June 11, 2015 but before the day on which that subsection comes into force and has not been finally disposed of before the day on which that subsection comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 19
Knowledge of Canada and official language (minors) —  pending applications 19 Paragraphs 5(2)(c) and (d) of the Citizenship Act , as they read immediately before the day on which subsection 1 (9) comes into force, do not apply to a person whose application for citizenship was made on or after June 11, 2015 but before the day on which that subsection comes into force and has not been finally disposed of before the day on which that subsection comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 19.1
Decisions sent back for redetermination 19.1 (1) Any decision that is made under subsection 10(1) of the Citizenship Act as it read immediately before the day on which subsection 3(2) comes into force and that is set aside by the Federal Court and sent back for a redetermination on or after that day is to be determined in accordance with that Act as it reads on that day. Pending proceedings (2) A proceeding that is pending before the Federal Court before the day on which subsection 3(2) comes into force as a result of an action commenced under subsection 10.1(1) of the Citizenship Act is to be dealt with and disposed of in accordance with that Act as it read immediately before that day.
Citizenship Act — C-29 20
Citizenship deemed not to have been revoked 20 A person whose citizenship was revoked under subsection 10(2) of the Citizenship Act , as it read immediately before the day on which section 3 comes into force, is deemed never to have had their citizenship revoked.
Citizenship Act — C-29 20.1
Request — new procedure 20.1 If, before the day on which subsection 3(2) comes into force, a notice has been given to a person under subsection 10(3) of the Citizenship Act and a decision has not been made by the Minister before that day, the person may, within 30 days after that day, request to have the matter dealt with and disposed of as if the notice had been given under subsection 10(3) of that Act as it reads on that day.
Citizenship Act — C-29 21
Intention to reside in Canada — citizenship granted (resumption) 21 Paragraph 11(1)(e) of the Citizenship Act , as it read immediately before the day on which section 7 comes into force, is deemed never to have applied to a person whose application for resumption of citizenship was made on or after June 11, 2015 and who was granted citizenship before the day on which that section comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 22
Intention to reside in Canada — pending applications (resumption) 22 Paragraph 11(1)(e) of the Citizenship Act , as it read immediately before the day on which section 7 comes into force, does not apply to a person whose application for resumption of citizenship was made on or after June 11, 2015 but before the day on which that section comes into force and has not been finally disposed of before the day on which that section comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 23
Persons serving term of imprisonment — pending applications 23 Paragraph 21(c) and subparagraph 22(1)(a)(iii) of the Citizenship Act , as enacted by subsections 9 (2) and 10 (2), respectively, apply to a person whose application has not been finally disposed of before the day on which section 9 comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 24
Prohibition — taking oath 24 Subsection 22(6) of the Citizenship Act applies to a person who made an application under subsection 5(1) or (2) or 11(1) of that Act before June 11, 2015 and who is required under that Act to take the oath of citizenship to become a citizen but has not done so before the day on which this section comes into force.
Citizenship Act — C-29 23
Referral to committee 23 (1) As soon as possible after the third anniversary of the day on which this Act receives royal assent, the provisions enacted or amended by this Act are to be referred to the committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that may be designated or established for the purpose of reviewing those provisions. Report (2) The committee to which the provisions are referred is to review them and submit a report to the House or Houses of Parliament of which it is a committee, including a statement setting out any changes to the provisions that the committee recommends.
Citizenship Act — C-29 300
300 The Citizenship Act is amended by adding the following after section 2: Biometric Information Biometric information — collection, use, etc. 2.1 The Minister may, for the purpose of administering and enforcing this Act, collect, use, verify, retain and disclose biometric information in accordance with the regulations. Provision of biometric information 2.2 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and the regulations, a person who makes an application or request under this Act must provide the biometric information specified by the regulations in accordance with the procedures set out in the regulations for the collection and verification of biometric information. Exceptional circumstances (2) If the Minister considers that exceptional circumstances warrant it, the Minister may, on the Minister’s own initiative, decide that subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a class of persons and may specify the biometric information that a person who is a member of that class is to provide and the procedure to follow for the collection and verification of that biometric information.
Citizenship Act — C-29 2.1
Biometric information — collection, use, etc. 2.1 The Minister may, for the purpose of administering and enforcing this Act, collect, use, verify, retain and disclose biometric information in accordance with the regulations.
Citizenship Act — C-29 2.2
Provision of biometric information 2.2 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and the regulations, a person who makes an application or request under this Act must provide the biometric information specified by the regulations in accordance with the procedures set out in the regulations for the collection and verification of biometric information. Exceptional circumstances (2) If the Minister considers that exceptional circumstances warrant it, the Minister may, on the Minister’s own initiative, decide that subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a class of persons and may specify the biometric information that a person who is a member of that class is to provide and the procedure to follow for the collection and verification of that biometric information.
Citizenship Act — C-29 302
302 (1) Subsection 27(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following before paragraph (b): (a) respecting the application of section 2.2, including regulations respecting (i) restrictions on the persons to whom and on the applications or requests to which that section applies, (ii) the biometric information that is to be provided, (iii) the circumstances in which a person is not required to provide certain biometric information, and (iv) the circumstances in which a person is exempt from the application of that section; (2) Paragraph 27(1)(k.1) of the Act is replaced by the following: (k.1) providing for the collection, retention, use, verification, disclosure and disposal of information for the purposes of this Act;
Citizenship Act — C-29 303
303 Subsection 27.2 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a): (a.1) respecting the procedures for the collection and verification of biometric information; (a.2) respecting the processing of collected biometric information, including the creation of biometric templates;
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act .
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 2
Definitions 2 (1) In this Act, Corporation means the Canada Development Corporation, a corporation established by the Canada Development Corporation Act and continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act pursuant to this Act; ( Société ) Minister means the Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion. ( ministre ) Same meaning (2) Except as otherwise provided, words and expressions used in this Act have the same meaning as in the Canada Business Corporations Act . Name change (3) If the name of the Corporation is changed, the references in this Act to the Corporation shall be read as references to the Corporation by its new name.
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4
Corporation means the Canada Development Corporation, a corporation established by the Canada Development Corporation Act and continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act pursuant to this Act; ( Société )
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4
Minister means the Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion. ( ministre )
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 3
Disposal of securities 3 (1) The Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, dispose of any securities of the Corporation held by Her Majesty in right of Canada and any securities of any other body corporate acquired by way of purchase or dividend or in any other manner from the Corporation by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada. Incidental matters (2) The Minister may do all things and perform all acts necessary for or incidental to disposing of any securities referred to in subsection (1).
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 Application for certificate of continuance
Application for certificate of continuance * 4 (1) The Minister shall, within four months after the day on which this Act comes into force, submit to the Governor in Council for approval an application for a certificate of continuance of the Corporation under section 181 of the Canada Business Corporations Act . * [Note: Act in force on assent December 20, 1985.] Submission to Director (2) Notwithstanding any other Act of Parliament, the directors of the Corporation shall submit the application referred to in subsection (1) to the Director within two weeks after the approval thereof by the Governor in Council. Presumption (3) An application submitted to the Director in compliance with this section is, subject to this Act, deemed for all purposes to have been made under subsection 181(1) of the Canada Business Corporations Act .
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4
corporation includes a body corporate, association, partnership or other organization; ( société )
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 (a)
non-resident means (a) an individual, other than a Canadian citizen, who is not ordinarily resident in Canada, (b) a corporation incorporated, formed or otherwise organized outside Canada, (c) the government of a foreign state or any political subdivision thereof, or a person empowered to perform a function or duty on behalf of such a government, (d) a corporation that is controlled directly or indirectly by non-residents as defined in any of paragraphs (a) to (c), (e) a trust (i) established by a non-resident as defined in any of paragraphs (b) to (d), other than a trust for the administration of a pension fund for the benefit of individuals a majority of whom are residents, or (ii) in which non-residents as defined in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) have more than fifty per cent of the beneficial interest, or (f) a corporation that is controlled directly or indirectly by a trust described in paragraph (e); ( non-résident )
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4
resident means an individual, corporation, government or trust that is not a non-resident and includes Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province and any agent of Her Majesty in either such right. ( résident )
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 6
Permitted provisions in articles of continuance 6 Notwithstanding the Canada Business Corporations Act , the articles of continuance of the Corporation may, whether or not a special resolution has been passed, contain (a) a provision establishing a new name for the Corporation; (b) provisions authorizing the directors of the Corporation to fix the number of shares in, and to determine the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to shares of, each series of senior preferred shares, public preferred shares or preferred shares designated on or after the day on which a certificate of continuance of the Corporation is issued; and (c) such provisions as are required to make the articles conform to the Canada Business Corporations Act .
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 Prohibited provisions in articles of continuance
Prohibited provisions in articles of continuance * 7 (1) Notwithstanding the Canada Business Corporations Act , the articles of continuance of the Corporation shall not contain any provision that changes the attributes of the authorized or outstanding shares of the Corporation as those attributes exist on the day on which this Act comes into force, unless (a) the provision is required to make the articles conform to the Canada Business Corporations Act or to paragraph 5(1)(e); or (b) the provision is approved by the shareholders in the manner that would be required under section 261 of that Act if that section applied to the continuance. * [Note: Act in force on assent December 20, 1985.] Presumption (2) A provision approved as described in paragraph (1)(b) shall be deemed to be an amendment referred to in subsection 261(2) of the Canada Business Corporations Act .
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 8
Amendment not precluded 8 (1) Subject to subsection (2), nothing in sections 5 to 7 shall be construed to prevent or in any way restrict the Corporation or its shareholders or directors from amending its articles under and in accordance with the Canada Business Corporations Act after the Corporation is continued under that Act. Restriction (2) Notwithstanding the Canada Business Corporations Act , the Corporation and its shareholders and directors shall not amend any provision included in the articles of continuance in compliance with any of paragraphs 5(1)(a) to (c) or make any articles or by-laws inconsistent with any such provision.
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 9
Number of directors 9 (1) Notwithstanding the Canada Business Corporations Act , the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of such number of directors, being not less than eighteen or more than twenty-one, as may be fixed from time to time by the Board. Expiry * (2) Subsection (1) expires on the later of (a) the day that is two years after the day on which this Act comes into force, and (b) the day on which the number of votes that may ordinarily be cast by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada to elect directors of the Corporation is reduced to less than ten per cent of the total number of such votes. * [Note: Act in force on assent December 20, 1985.]
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 10
Option to appoint directors 10 (1) Notwithstanding the Canada Business Corporations Act , the Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, annually appoint not more than five directors of the Corporation in lieu of voting the securities of the Corporation held by Her Majesty in right of Canada on any resolution electing directors. When made (2) An appointment under subsection (1) shall be made by notice in writing to the Corporation at least thirty days before the date of the notice of the annual meeting. Notification of Minister (3) The Corporation shall notify the Minister of the date referred to in subsection (2) at least forty-five days before the date. Appointment of replacement (4) Where a director appointed pursuant to this section dies, resigns or becomes incapable of carrying out his duties, the Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, appoint a person to replace that director. Term of office (5) A director appointed pursuant to subsection (1) assumes office at the first annual meeting following his appointment and ceases to hold office, unless reappointed for a further term, at the time the directors elected at the next annual meeting assume office. Limitation * (6) No director may be appointed pursuant to this section after the later of (a) the day that is two years after the day on which this Act comes into force, and (b) the day on which the number of votes that may ordinarily be cast by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada to elect directors of the Corporation is reduced to less than ten per cent of the total number of such votes. * [Note: Act in force on assent December 20, 1985.]
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 11
Insurance, trust and loan funds 11 (1) The shares of the Corporation are an authorized investment for the funds of a corporation to which the Canadian and British Insurance Companies Act , the Foreign Insurance Companies Act , the Loan Companies Act or the Trust Companies Act applies. Expiry (2) Subsection (1) expires on April 30, 1989.
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4 Application
Application * 12 Sections 9 to 11 apply in respect of the Corporation on and after the day on which a certificate of continuance of the Corporation is issued. * [Note: Certificate of continuance issued May 1, 1986, see Canada Gazette Part I, Volume 120, page 2411.]
Canada Development Corporation Reorganization Act — C-3.4
1970-71-72, c. 49 * 14 (1) The Canada Development Corporation Act is repealed on the day on which a certificate of continuance of the Corporation is issued. Director to give notice (2) The Director is not required to comply with subsection 181(5) of the Canada Business Corporations Act in respect of the Corporation, but he shall, when he issues the certificate of continuance of the Corporation, cause a notice to be published in the Canada Gazette setting out the day on which the certificate is issued and a statement to the effect that the Canada Development Corporation Act is repealed on that day. * [Note: Certificate of continuance issued May 1, 1986, see Canada Gazette Part I, Volume 120, page 2411.]
Canada Development Investment Corporation Act — C-3.43 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Canada Development Investment Corporation Act .