Canadian Citizenship: Citizenship and Decision

canadian citizenship: In a decision released Wednesday, Justice Jocelyne Gagne not only quashed the citizenship revocations against eight Canadian citizens who were alleged to have obtained their citizenship by fraud or misrepresentation, but ordered the federal government to pay each of the litigants 5,000 for costs, according to Toronto Star. The decision means that all eight individuals will soon have their Canadian citizenship restored unless the government successfully appeals Gagne's decision or puts in place some form of due process to revoke their citizenship. Cole Burston / Toronto Star file photo By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Wed., May 10, 2017 In a rebuke of Ottawa's expedited citizenship revocation process, the Federal Court has ruled that a citizen deserves a fair hearing by an independent decision-maker before the government can strip a person's citizenship. Although the court has set aside the decision for 60 days and current revocation proceedings will remain legally valid during this time, the government is unlikely to initiate further citizenship revocations because any citizen who is being stripped of their citizenship during these 60 days can refer to this court decision to halt the process against them. Article Continued Below The fundamental importance of the nature of the decision, specifically a determination of the applicants' right to remain Canadian citizens, weighs in favour of a high degree of procedural fairness. The judge said that citizens threatened with the loss of their citizenship have the right to an oral hearing before a court or an independent tribunal, to full disclosure of the allegations against them and to the opportunity to have their special circumstances considered by an independent decision-maker. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.