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=== Immigrant Services Society of B.C === | |||
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| resource_description = ISS is a non-profit organization committed to identifying the needs of immigrants and refugees and to developing and providing programs which meet those needs. | |||
| address = #501 - 333 Terminal Avenue <br /> Vancouver, B.C. V6A 2L7 | |||
| phone = (604) 684-2561 <br /> Fax: (604) 684-2266 | |||
| online = [http://www.issbc.org Website] <br /> E-mail: immserv@issbc.org | |||
}} | |||
=== Inland Refugee Society of B.C. === | |||
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| resource_description = The Society facilitates the landing in Canada of people whose refugee claims are in process or who need to file a claim. Their services include assisting in the claim process, providing counseling during the claim period, and providing basics like shelter, food, and clothing. | |||
| address = Suite # 615 – 525 Seymour Street <br /> Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3H7 | |||
| phone = (778) 328-8888 <br /> Fax: (604) 873-6620 | |||
| online = [http://www.inlandrefugeesociety.ca Website] <br /> E-mail: contact@inlandrefugeesociety.ca | |||
}} | |||
=== MOSAIC === | |||
Revision as of 09:38, 22 July 2016
On June 11th 2015, changes to the Citizenship Act that had been phased in over the previous year were completed. Applicants may not be fully aware of these changes, but any applications submitted since June 11 2015 are bound by the current legislation. Clinicians assisting clients whose applications were submitted before this date will have to make careful note of the date, and then review the version of the Act that was in effect at the time the application was submitted.
A. Legislation
The governing legislation is the Citizenship Act, RSC 1985, c C-29. The Act is relevant where a client wishes to obtain, resume, or retain their citizenship, or to determine how it may be forfeited. Under the Act, citizenship is granted after certain requirements are met, thereby making it a right that cannot be arbitrarily withheld as was possible under its predecessor, the Canadian Citizenship Act, RSC 1970, c C-19.
For the purposes of this Chapter, some words have specific definitions:
| Citizen: | A Canadian citizen |
| Ceremony Room | An office of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration or other place where a citizenship judge performs his or her duties under the Act. |
| Citizenship Judge: | Any citizen appointed by the Governor in Council to be a citizenship judge and to perform duties as the Minister prescribes for carrying into effect the purposes and provisions of the Act under s 26. |
| Minister: | The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration of Canada. |
| Permanent Resident: | A person conferred with this status under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. |
| Minor: | A person who has not attained the age of 18 years. |
| Parent: | The father or mother of a child. This includes an adoptive parent, but does not extend beyond ties of blood or adoption. A mere parent-like relationship is insufficient. See Valois-D’Orleans v Canada (Minister of Citizenship & Immigration), 2005 F.C.J. No. 1258 (F.C.). |
| Registrar: | The Registrar of Canadian Citizenship. |
B. Resources
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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C. Referrals
Immigrant Services Society of B.C
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Inland Refugee Society of B.C.
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