Language Requirements: House of Commons

House of Commons: The changes, tabled as Bill C-24 in the House of Commons on Thursday, will require would-be Canadians to wait longer to apply for citizenship and pass tougher language requirements to get it. It also aims to tackle a two- to three-year backlog of applications by streamlining the review process, while concentrating power in the hands of the Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Chris Alexander. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Citizenship Ten ways Ottawa is changing how to become a Canadian citizen Canada is overhauling its citizenship laws, raising the bar for people to apply to become Canadian and increasing penalties for those who scam the system. Ottawa proposes sweeping new citizenship rules to crack down on fraud, better define national identity (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.