EXTRAXTS FROM CP-2............DECISION MAKING
Key duties of citizenship officer [/[/b]u]
A. The officer evaluates the documentation and information gathered and recorded by him or
herself and by others (CPC Sydney, Immigration, etc.).
B. The officer must ensure the evidence is satisfactory to him or herself before submitting the
file to a judge. In other words, the evidence necessary to grant citizenship must be available
to the officer.
C. An officer submits the file to the judge only when there is enough evidence on file to allow the
judge to make a decision. The officer may request more information or evidence from the
client when it is not clear that the subject has complied with regulatory requirements.
D. The officer ensures all evidence is available to the judge. The file must contain any relevant
information gathered by CIC in its investigations such as records of conversations with port of
entry officials regarding a client’s immigration status or residence in Canada. CP 2 - Decision-Making
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E. The officer must make a decision about the grant of citizenship based on the judge’s
determination. The citizenship officer refers the file to Case Management Branch (Litigation
Management) if the officer believes the Minister may wish to exercise his right of appeal.
1.8. Period of time
A citizenship judge has 60 days to make a decision.