Effective date of Bill C24

[FR]

I have a question about requesting Travel History Report from CBSA:

On the CBSA Website http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/pia-efvp/atip-aiprp/thr-rav-eng.html
the following is stated:

When not to ask for a Travel History Report
When you request your Travel History Report directly from the CBSA it can take up to 30 days to complete. There are many reasons you may require your report, but sometimes requesting it directly is not the best option. When your travel history is needed as part of an application, such as the application for Canadian citizenship, check the form for the option to release your report. Using this option means that you will not have to request it yourself. When this option is available, requesting the report directly from the CBSA will cause a significant delay to your application process.


If you are applying for Canadian Citizenship you do not need to request your Traveller History Report from the CBSA. Checking “Yes” on page 5, section D of your application form permits Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to collect the report on your behalf.


So, is it better not to request to report in advance while I'm proceeding to prepare my documents for the Citizenship Application?

Please advise.
Thanks

 

[dpenabill]

I have a question about requesting Travel History Report from CBSA:

This topic is about the effective date of the SCCA. Better to post this query in a topic discussing CBSA travel history or start a new topic.

Generally: be sure to check the form allowing CIC direct access.

Otherwise, obtaining the CBSA travel history directly is a personal choice. Many do so for their own information. Conscientious PRs have kept exact records of all travels so they do not need to obtain the Travel History . . . they already know everything it will contain and perhaps plus some (the CBSA travel history is not guaranteed to be complete . . . but of course the applicant is required to completely report all trips . . . even trips for which CBSA did not capture a return to Canada for example).

PRs who slipped a bit and have not kept perfect records for themselves may find the CBSA Travel History report helpful for the purpose of verifying their travel dates (again recognizing that the Travel History is not necessarily complete).

There should be no negative implications arising from having obtained the Travel History for one's own purposes.

 

[a4architecture]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/05/22/five-bills-to-watch-parliament_n_5370646.html

5 Bills To Watch Before Parliament Breaks For Summer...

1. Bill C-13, the protecting Canadians from online crime act

Bill C-13 would make it a criminal offence for anyone to post or transmit "intimate images" of another individual without that person’s consent. The bill also includes a number of other measures that would give police greater powers.

Ontario's privacy watchdog Ann Cavoukian said she is concerned with "overreaching surveillance powers" contained in the cyberbullying legislation. She is calling on the federal government to split Bill C-13 by removing the surveillance-related sections from the bill and moving ahead with those that directly address cyberbullying.

Bob Dechert, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice, has said the surveillance-related provisions in this bill are needed to update the Criminal Code.

2. Bill S-4, the digital privacy act

Conservative Senator Leo Housakos said Bill S-4 would "establish stronger rules to ensure that the privacy rights of individuals are protected, while at the same time allowing businesses to use personal information to support their normal, day-to-day business activities."

The bill would amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, commonly known as PIPEDA, which sets out the rules for how businesses collect, use and share personal information.

In her preliminary remarks on the bill, interim privacy commissioner Chantal Bernier said "there are some very positive developments for the privacy rights of Canadians in relation to private sector companies." She promised to provide more detailed comment after studying the bill at further length.

On the other hand, Ottawa law professor Michael Geist has warned that Bill C-13 along with S-4 would allow organizations to disclose subscriber or customer personal information without a court order. Bill S-4 would go even further by expanding the potential of warrantless disclosure to anyone, not just law enforcement, Geist said.

3. Bill C-23, fair elections act

The Minister of State for Democratic Reform Pierre Poilievre amended the bill following a massive outcry from experts worried the bill would be undemocratic. The opposition parties, Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand and even former auditor general Sheila Fraser were among those who registered their opposition to measures in the original bill.

Harry Neufeld, the author of the report often cited by government officials to support the original bill, said he was happy to see Poilievre compromise on the bill, but still has some concerns with it.

The amendments were passed at committee and the amended bill was adopted at third reading before MPs returned to their ridings prior to the Victoria Day break.

4. Bill C-24, strengthening Canadian citizenship act

The government has proposed sweeping changes to Canada's Citizenship Act, from changing the eligibility requirements for would-be citizens, to granting citizenship to so-called "lost Canadians," to expanding the grounds for revoking citizenship.

​The Canadian Bar Association has welcomed some of the new measures proposed in the bill, but said it also has "serious concerns" with several aspects of the bill.

The bar association said some of the more controversial measures are “likely unconstitutional" and raise "serious human rights concerns."

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has said this bill is "entirely in line with the requirements under the Constitution.

5. Bill C-31, the economic action plan 2014 act, No. 1

The federal government will likely want to see its omnibus budget bill passed into law before MPs leave Ottawa for a two-month summer recess, but independent experts and opposition parties alike are still calling for several sections of the bill to be stripped out altogether.

Bernier, the interim privacy commissioner, said that her office is "encouraged by provisions that require FINTRAC to destroy personal information not related to the suspicion of criminal or terrorist activity," but it also has concerns about changes to the Income Tax Act.

Bernier said she was concerned with the government's proposal to allow Canada Revenue Agency officials to voluntarily hand over taxpayer information to police if they have reason to believe such information is evidence of a crime — without a warrant or court approval.

The Bar Association also has reservations about a provision in the budget bill that that would see 11 independent tribunals merged into one and is calling on the government to remove it.

Several experts have also raised concerns with the bill's provisions related to the sharing of tax information with the U.S. under the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA.

 

[Politren]

I just called to ask for some technical details about the Interac Online Payment option and to request payment receipts and the regular agent told me that his Supervisor can give me the detailed answers I need to know.
My call was transferred and the Supervisor again seemed so much more knowledgeable compared to the regular call centre folks.
He gave me the answers I needed and he also processed my payment slips request.
At the end I've used the chance that I am speaking with a Supervisor and I asked him about the actual cut off date and his answer was that he can assure me that the new rules will NOT be enforced this month, because they still have background work that needs to be done.

I'm sharing this , because it doesn't come from the regular call centre folks.
So indeed July 1st seems very likely to be the actual date.

 

[a4architecture]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/05/22/five-bills-to-watch-parliament_n_5370646.html

5 Bills To Watch Before Parliament Breaks For Summer

When members of Parliament return to Ottawa next Monday 8 June 2015, they will have four weeks left to get work done before the House of Commons is scheduled to break for summer recess.

While the federal government could extend the sitting or decide to adjourn early, June 20 , 2015 is the date MPs have circled in their calendars.

 

[vathan]

The New Law Does Not Adequately Ensure Citizens Maintain Strong Ties To Canada

The federal government has stated that the new law reinforces the value of Canadian citizenship. The new law introduces a requirement that persons who apply for citizenship must show intent to reside in Canada after they obtain citizenship. Of course, the government may legitimately encourage present and future Canadians to reside in Canada. But that’s not what this provision does. Rather, it empowers government officials to speculate on an applicant’s future intentions, and then potentially deny them citizenship on the basis of that conjecture. It also holds out the implicit threat that if a naturalized Canadian citizen takes up a job somewhere else (as many Canadians do), or forms a relationship with someone abroad (as many Canadians do), the government may move to strip him/her of citizenship for misrepresenting their intention to reside in Canada when they were granted citizenship. Whether the government acts on the threat is not the issue; it is enough that people will be made insecure and apprehensive by the possibility that a government official may arbitrarily decide to launch revocation proceedings against them if they leave Canada too soon, or remain away too long.



http://www.carl-acaadr.ca/challenging-misinformation#8. The new law does not adequately ensure citizens maintain strong ties to Canada

is this statement is true if its. Then its not good for some citizen's who want to get the citizens and passports and leave( for some citizens only)

 

[Bigudi]

I am not sure how reliable this is, but it looks good news.

I just called to ask for some technical details about the Interac Online Payment option and to request payment receipts and the regular agent told me that his Supervisor can give me the detailed answers I need to know.
My call was transferred and the Supervisor again seemed so much more knowledgeable compared to the regular call centre folks.
He gave me the answers I needed and he also processed my payment slips request.
At the end I've used the chance that I am speaking with a Supervisor and I asked him about the actual cut off date and his answer was that he can assure me that the new rules will NOT be enforced this month, because they still have background work that needs to be done.

I'm sharing this , because it doesn't come from the regular call centre folks.
So indeed July 1st seems very likely to be the actual date.

 

[Politren]

It is interesting fact that when someone is quoting information regarding the actual cut off date and if the source of that information comes from higher authority (Higher then the regular call centre folks) there is a consistency in the reports that the actual cut off date will NOT be before July.

Which again makes July 1st as the real candidate.

I am not sure how reliable this is, but it looks good news.

July 1st is NOT good news for me though, because I will be eligible to sign my application on the June 28th. I don't think that it will be delivered in CIC before July 1st.

 

[screech339]

It is interesting fact that when someone is quoting information regarding the actual cut off date and if the source of that information comes from higher authority (Higher then the regular call centre folks) there is a consistency in the reports that the actual cut off date will NOT be before July.

Which again makes July 1st as the real candidate.July 1st is NOT good news for me though, because I will be eligible to sign my application on the June 28th. I don't think that it will be delivered in CIC before July 1st.

Assuming you meet 1095 days on June 27th and you are signing the application on the 1096th day on June 28th, you should be able to have it delivered on the 30th at CIC's door. Some courier office are open on Sundays.

However much like the PGP's deliveries, there will be a long wait at the CIC's door on the day before deadline kick in. Every couriers will be waiting that morning. While first come first serve does not apply, the question is will the courier wait in line or leave and come back next day?

 

[Politren]

Hi

Assuming you meet 1095 days on June 27th and you are signing the application on the 1096th day on June 28th, you should be able to have it delivered on the 30th at CIC's door. Some courier office are open on Sundays.

However much like the PGP's deliveries, there will be a long wait at the CIC's door on the day before deadline kick in. Every couriers will be waiting that morning. While first come first serve does not apply, the question is will the courier wait in line or leave and come back next day?

These are exactly my dates and my only hope is that CIC will accept my application from the courier on the last day of June.
The actual delivery is expected to happen in the afternoon, which is making it a true nerve game until the last second.
By the way I also expect the announcement of the actual cut off date to happen on the next big Gazette and that will be the 2 weeks final notice, before July 1st.

 

[vathan]

It is interesting fact that when someone is quoting information regarding the actual cut off date and if the source of that information comes from higher authority (Higher then the regular call centre folks) there is a consistency in the reports that the actual cut off date will NOT be before July.

Which again makes July 1st as the real candidate.July 1st is NOT good news for me though, because I will be eligible to sign my application on the June 28th. I don't think that it will be delivered in CIC before July 1st.

You can still get your application to cic befor that. My friend is also eligible on the 29th. He is going to Sydney on 29th night. On the 30th of June morning he will go to the nearest courier service( ups, fedx etc...)
Have them delivered by the same business day since its close to cic.
that is what my friend is planing to do if the bill didn't come in to effect before his time( lives in Toronto)

 

[Bigudi]

I think you can make it. There are several courier options and several of them offers a extremely fast delivery.
And of course, there's always the hope that the law will be enforced in July, but not exactly July the 1st.

Hi
These are exactly my dates and my only hope is that CIC will accept my application from the courier on the last day of June.
The actual delivery is expected to happen in the afternoon, which is making it a true nerve game until the last second.
By the way I also expect the announcement of the actual cut off date to happen on the next big Gazette and that will be the 2 weeks final notice, before July 1st.

 

[Politren]

You can still get your application to cic befor that. My friend is also eligible on the 29th. He is going to Sydney on 29th night. On the 30th of June morning he will go to the nearest courier service( ups, fedx etc...)
Have them delivered by the same business day since its close to cic.
that is what my friend is planing to do if the bill didn't come in to effect before his time( lives in Toronto)

I also keep that option in my emergency plan.

I think you can make it. There are several courier options and several of them offers a extremely fast delivery.
And of course, there's always the hope that the law will be enforced in July, but not exactly July the 1st.

There are consistency in the information coming from higher authority people that the Actual cut off date will NOT be this month and the other version of their answer is that it will be enforced in the second half of this year.


So yes it might be after July 1st.
But I can't ignore that big gut feeling that it will be on Canada day.

 

[Dave01]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/05/22/five-bills-to-watch-parliament_n_5370646.html

5 Bills To Watch Before Parliament Breaks For Summer...

1. Bill C-13, the protecting Canadians from online crime act

Bill C-13 would make it a criminal offence for anyone to post or transmit "intimate images" of another individual without that person's consent. The bill also includes a number of other measures that would give police greater powers.

Ontario's privacy watchdog Ann Cavoukian said she is concerned with "overreaching surveillance powers" contained in the cyberbullying legislation. She is calling on the federal government to split Bill C-13 by removing the surveillance-related sections from the bill and moving ahead with those that directly address cyberbullying.

Bob Dechert, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice, has said the surveillance-related provisions in this bill are needed to update the Criminal Code.

2. Bill S-4, the digital privacy act

Conservative Senator Leo Housakos said Bill S-4 would "establish stronger rules to ensure that the privacy rights of individuals are protected, while at the same time allowing businesses to use personal information to support their normal, day-to-day business activities."

The bill would amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, commonly known as PIPEDA, which sets out the rules for how businesses collect, use and share personal information.

In her preliminary remarks on the bill, interim privacy commissioner Chantal Bernier said "there are some very positive developments for the privacy rights of Canadians in relation to private sector companies." She promised to provide more detailed comment after studying the bill at further length.

On the other hand, Ottawa law professor Michael Geist has warned that Bill C-13 along with S-4 would allow organizations to disclose subscriber or customer personal information without a court order. Bill S-4 would go even further by expanding the potential of warrantless disclosure to anyone, not just law enforcement, Geist said.

3. Bill C-23, fair elections act

The Minister of State for Democratic Reform Pierre Poilievre amended the bill following a massive outcry from experts worried the bill would be undemocratic. The opposition parties, Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand and even former auditor general Sheila Fraser were among those who registered their opposition to measures in the original bill.

Harry Neufeld, the author of the report often cited by government officials to support the original bill, said he was happy to see Poilievre compromise on the bill, but still has some concerns with it.

The amendments were passed at committee and the amended bill was adopted at third reading before MPs returned to their ridings prior to the Victoria Day break.

4. Bill C-24, strengthening Canadian citizenship act

The government has proposed sweeping changes to Canada's Citizenship Act, from changing the eligibility requirements for would-be citizens, to granting citizenship to so-called "lost Canadians," to expanding the grounds for revoking citizenship.

​The Canadian Bar Association has welcomed some of the new measures proposed in the bill, but said it also has "serious concerns" with several aspects of the bill.

The bar association said some of the more controversial measures are “likely unconstitutional" and raise "serious human rights concerns."

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has said this bill is "entirely in line with the requirements under the Constitution.

5. Bill C-31, the economic action plan 2014 act, No. 1

The federal government will likely want to see its omnibus budget bill passed into law before MPs leave Ottawa for a two-month summer recess, but independent experts and opposition parties alike are still calling for several sections of the bill to be stripped out altogether.

Bernier, the interim privacy commissioner, said that her office is "encouraged by provisions that require FINTRAC to destroy personal information not related to the suspicion of criminal or terrorist activity," but it also has concerns about changes to the Income Tax Act.

Bernier said she was concerned with the government's proposal to allow Canada Revenue Agency officials to voluntarily hand over taxpayer information to police if they have reason to believe such information is evidence of a crime — without a warrant or court approval.

The Bar Association also has reservations about a provision in the budget bill that that would see 11 independent tribunals merged into one and is calling on the government to remove it.

Several experts have also raised concerns with the bill's provisions related to the sharing of tax information with the U.S. under the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA.

This news was from 2014 May...

 

[David_Parker]

What about July 6,2015 applicant? Any chance?????
My PR was delayed extra 1 year due to closer of Buffalo visa office. I will be effected double without any reason.

Also it seems to be playing lottery, like u missed jackpot with just 1 number. Not as a system, where it's confirmed, you complete the eligibility, you will get it.

I am also afraid, in July, 2017, they may change the rules.

I left everything on God